1920s FASHIONS FROM B. ALTMAN & COMPAN B Altman & Company
Published: 1999
Profusely illustrated and brimming with detailed information, this volume represents a first rate record of the everyday fashions of the late 1920s, also an intriguing look at the mail order advertising of the era

£14.95 Order Only ISBN: 9780486402932 USA

2*4*6*8 - AMERICAN CHEERLEADERS AND FOOTBALL PLAYERS Brian Finke
Published: 2003
"2-4-6-8" is a seriocomic guided tour into the megaphone world of pyramids and liberties, pompoms and backbends, tackles and touchdowns. Narrated with affection and respect, it snaps and waves like a flag
£25.00 Order Only ISBN: 9781884167348 USA

20th CENTURY DRESS IN THE UNITED STATES Jane Farrell-Beck/Jean Parsons
Published: 2007
Presents a view of the history of twentieth-century dress in the United States, as it has developed in the context of tumultuous change. By placing dress in its proper context, this work shows how social, economic, and artistic conditions and trends influenced dress and how dress, including its production and marketing, played a role in each era

£45.00 ISBN: 9781563674150 USA

20TH CENTURY FASHION Valerie Mendes/Amy de la Haye
Published: 1999
From the turn-of-the-century S-bend silhouette to the bumster and bustier of today, this comprehensive survey explores all the significant developments in fashion in a century that has witnessed a growing occupation with personal appearance and style. The book focuses on the key movements and innovations in clothing for both men and women and discusses these through the work of the most original designers and couturier

£9.95 ISBN: 9780500203217 UK

20th CENTURY FASHION - 100 YEARS OF STYLE BY DECADE AND DESIGNER
Linda Watson
Published: 2003
Takes a fresh look at fashion history over the last century, celebrating the most significant designers, developments and movements of each decade, which all contribute to fashion as we know it today. The A-Z section highlights 250 of the greatest designers of the twentieth century, who have inspired, created and altered the course of fashion

£16.99 ISBN: 9781842227268 UK

400 YEARS OF FASHION - ANATOMY OF A COLLECTION (Video) Victoria & Albert
Published: 2004
Museum Through sequences and interviews with experts, this film explains the many parts and functions of the V & A

£19.34 UK

50's POPULAR FASHIONS FOR MEN, WOMEN, BOYS & GIRLS Roseann Ettinger
Published: 1995
Over 600 colour photographs and sales catalog advertisments bring the clothes right into your living room

£24.95 Order Only ISBN: 9780887407246 USA

60s FASHION - VINTAGE FASHION AND BEAUTY ADS Jim Heimann
Published: 2005
This compendium of clothing advertisements brings back the most prevalent looks from the Swinging Sixties. The ubiquitous miniskirt is here in all its glory, along with mod fashions, Gidget/Beach Boys surfer looks, Correges space age clothing and such iconic items as the Rudi Gernreich topless bathing suit and Yves Saint-Laurent's Mondrian dress.

£5.99 ISBN: 9783822849354 GERMANY

80 GODEYS FULL COLOR FASHION PLATES 1838-1880 JoAnne Olian
Published: 1998
Selected from issues of `Godeys' published between 1838-1880, eighty of these superb illustrations appear in this volume

£18.99 ISBN: 9780486402222 USA

A FAMILY OF FASHION - SIX GENERATIONS OF DRESS
L Taylor/Amy de la Haye/E Thompson
Published: 2006
A collection of garments, embracing luxurious international haute couture, fancy dress, home-made and customised clothing worn by six generations of women from one family. This work includes the surviving clothing that tells the story of these women and traces their rise from private middle class comfort to the public stage of the aristocracy.

£32.50 ISBN: 9780856676109 UK

A HISTORY OF COSTUME IN THE WEST Francois Boucher
Published: 1996
The primitive clothes of prehistoric times to the whimsical fashions oftoday, the history of costume is a vast and popular subject. This study explores an endless succession of styles, fashions, materials and accessories with a combination of text and illustrations.

£32.00 ISBN: 9780500279106 UK

A HISTORY OF FASHION Gian Paolo Barbieri
Published: 2002
In photographs

£32.00 ISBN: 9788888359014 ITALY

A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF COSTUME - FROM ANCIENT TIMES TO THE 19th CENTURY Wolfgang Bruhn/Max Tilke
Published: 2004
Including fashions from all major European countries, this history of world costume from ancient times through to the end of the nineteenth century covers all levels of society, from peasants to nobility.

£26.95 ISBN: 9780486435428 USA

£24.99 ISBN: 9783791339467 GERMANY

ACCESSORIES OF DRESS - AN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA
K M Lester/B V Oerke
Published: 2004
Drawing upon a vast number of historical sources, this book shows the personal adornment men and women have used throughout the ages

£28.00 ISBN: 0486433781 USA

ACKERMANNS COSTUME PLATES - WOMENS FASHIONS IN ENGLAND 1818-1828 Stella Blum
Published: 1978
This sequential survey of women's dress not only illustrates the rapidly evolving fluid modes, but offers some of the most charming and appealing designs of the early Romantic era

£12.95 ISBN: 9780486236902 USA

AFRICAN COSTUMES AND TEXTILES - FROM THE BERBERS TO THE ZULUS
Published: 2008
This book is a tribute to the creativity of the peoples of Africa, in particular to its weavers, and presents magnificent textiles and accessories in 300 full-color photographs.Celebrating African costumes and textiles, this volume draws on historical and modern pieces from the Zaira and Marcel Mis Collection,

£60.00 ISBN: 9788874394760 USA

ALL THE RAGE - A HISTORY OF FASHION AND TRENDS Time-Life Books
Published: 2004
A pictorial history of fashion viewed through different ideas

£9.99 ISBN: 9781844470242 UK

ALTERNATIVE MISS IRELAND
Published: 2004
From it's early beginnings in SIDES Danceclub way back in 1987 right through to curtain up at the Olympia Theatre - the AMI BOOK celebrate its 17 years of vibrant life. Sumptuously charting its development with stories and illustrations, the AMI Book is testament to the amazing talent and dedication of the huge variety of people that AMI brings together each year. Featuring hundreds of portraits of the contestants by Mary Furlong and others, together with stories from the production team, contestants and onlookers - you can even follow the changing face of Panti, from her first appearance in 1996 to the present through the photographs of Conor Horgan. The book profiles the charities that AMI has raised so much money for over the years and looks at some of the ongoing issues that brought the pageant into being in the first place and will keep it going in the future.

£6.95 ISBN: 0954718208 IRELAND

AMERICAN DRESS PATTERN CATALOG 1873-1909 Nancy Villa Bryk
Published: 1988
Offers todays fashion enthusiasts an excellent overview of apparel popular during the late Victorian and early Edwardian periods,with over 3750 black and white illustrations

£13.50 ISBN: 0486256545 USA

AMERICAN FASHION Charlie Scheips
Published:2007
With over 300 iconic photographs and the work of more than 100 designers, the book captures the superlative work of American designers as seen by the century's greatest photographers and illustrators

£34.95 ISBN: 9782759401611 USA

AMERICAN FLIGHT JACKETS, AIRMEN AND AIRCRAFT
Jan A Maguire/John P Conway
Published: 1994
A history of U.S flyers jackets from World War 1 to Desert Storm

£55.00 ISBN: 9780764310652 USA

AMERICAN STYLE Kelly Killoren
Published: 2004
Bensimon More than 200 American style icons are illustrated and defined in this book dedicated to the ever-changing persona of fashion in the USA

£34.95 ISBN: 2843236088

AMERICAN VICTORIAN COSTUME IN EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS Priscilla Harris
Published: 1991
Dalrymple Over 280 photographs depict American men, women and children of all ages

£14.95 ISBN: 0486265331 USA

ANCIENT EUROPEAN COSTUME AND FASHION Herbert Norris
Published: 1999
Over 160 black and white illustrations, document a vast array of clothing and accoutrements, plus authentic examples of footwear, hairstyles , headdresses and other accessories

£14.95 ISBN: 0486407233 USA

ANGLOMANIA - TRADITION AND TRANSGRESSION IN BRITISH FASHION
Andrew Bolton
Published: 2007
Anglomania, the craze for all things English, gripped Europe during the mid-to-late 18th century. Through the lens of fashion, this book examines aspects of English culture, such as class, sport, royalty, pageantry, eccentricity, the gentleman, and the country garden, which have fuelled the European and American imagination.

£18.50 ISBN: 9780300117851 USA

ANTIQUE TRADER VINTAGE CLOTHING PRICE GUIDE Kyle Husfloen
Published: 2006
Covers pricing and history of affordable items sold at general stores, including Sears, Montgomery-Ward and expensive couture from leading designers such as Chanel and Dior. This guide helps you discover: clothes and accessories for men, women and children from the 1800s through to 1970; 1,200 colour photos to assist with identification; and more.

£14.99 ISBN: 9780896893702 USA

ARCTIC CLOTHING J King/B Pauksztat/R Storrie
Published: 2005
Takes a look at the field of contemporary Arctic clothing. Questions of identity, the semiotics and function of dress, and the ownership of design are explored along with the nature of people's creativity. Many essays address areas such as fish-skin clothing, hairnets, the use of grass, birds and costume, and kayak clothing.

£25.00 ISBN: 9780714125688 UK

ART AND FASHION Alice Mackrell
Published: 2005
The book is illustrated throughout with fine art, sketches and fashion plates, visually demonstrating the twin developments of art and fashion. It also includes a chronology of art movements plus appendices of fashion designers, fashion houses, and icons of fashion.

£17.99 ISBN: 9780713488739 UK

ART DECO FASHIONS INCL CDROM
Published: 2005
From elaborate robes de style to pajama suits and a full array of sportswear, this impressive ensemble of more than 300 images reflects the evolution of art deco fashion

£13.50 ISBN: 0486996743 USA

ART OF THE FLIGHT JACKET Jon A Maguire/John P Comway
Published: 1995
Classic leather jackets of World War 11

£39.95 ISBN: 9780887407949 USA

ARTWEAR - FASHION AND ANTI - FASHION Melissa Leventon
Published: 2005
Artwear sets the context for the genre as the latest in the long line of aesthetic dress reforms that began with the Arts and Crafts movement. It goes on to trace the history of the art form as it developed out of the hippie styles and studio fibre art of the 1960s and 1970s until today, highlighting many of its leading practitioners and discussing its characteristic forms and processes.

£18.95 ISBN: 9780500285374 UK

ASIAN COSTUMES AND TEXTILES - FROM THE BOSPHORUS TO FUJIYAMA
Mary Hunt Kahlenberg
Published: 2001
Illustrates a wealth of textiles and costumes never seen before and covering all the Asian continent from Turkestan to Japan, from India to Indonesia

£48.00 ISBN: 9788881189717 ITALY

AUTHENTIC EVERYDAY DRESS OF THE RENAISSANCE - All 154 PLATES FROM THE `TRACHTENBUCH' Christoph Weiditz
Published: 1994
This classic work is among the earliest of the great costume books of the 16th century

£14.95 Order Only ISBN: 0486279758 USA

AUTHENTIC FRENCH FASHIONS OF THE TWENTIES - 413 COSTUME DESIGNS FROM `L`ART ET LA MODE' JoAnne Olian
Published: 1990
Lavishly illustrated volume offers 138 dazzling pages from L'Art et la Mode` featuring fashions for all occasions by the great French couturiers of the twenties

£14.95 ISBN: 9780486261874 USA

BABY WORE WHITE - ROBES FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS 1800 - 1910
Heather Toomer
Published: 2004
Fully illustrated book reviews the history of christening and other decorative baby robes through the 19th century, patterns are provided of four different styles to enabled home dressmakers to make accurate reproductions

£17.50 ISBN: 9790954273018 UK

BEADS IN FASHION 1900-2000 L Pina/L Winfield/C Korosec
Published: 1999
Lavishly illustrated book includes chapters on the history , techniques, preservation and collecting of beads in the world of fashion

£32.50 ISBN: 9780764307928 USA

BEAUTY IN EXILE Alexandre Vassiliev
Published: 2000
The artists, models and nobility who fled the Russian revolution and influenced the world of fashion

£38.00 ISBN: 0810957019 USA

BLACK STYLE Carol Tulloch
Published: 2004
This lively and colorful book looks at the huge variety to be seen in black clothing, hairstyles, and accessories, whether in West Africa or Jamaica or on the streets of the United States and Great Britain. Published to accompany an exhibition opening at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, in October 2004

£19.95 ISBN: 9781851774241 UK

BLOOMINGDALES ILLUSTRATED 1886 CATALOG - FASHIONS, DRY GOODS, HOUSEWARES Bloomingdale Brothers
Published: 1988
A splendid sourcebook of copyright free period graphics, antique collectors, historians, costume enthusiasts and nostalgia lovers will find it indispensable for dating and identifying antiques, clothing and other vintage items

£13.60 Order Only ISBN: 9780486257808 USA

BLUEPRINTS OF FASHION - HOME SEWING PATTERNS OF THE 1940s Wade Laboissonniere
Published: 1997
550 colour photographs of pattern envelopes from companies like Advance, Hollywood, Butterick, McCall, Simplicity, and vogue, for artist, costume designers and collectors its an invaluable guide

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764332272 USA

BLUEPRINTS OF FASHION - HOME SEWING PATTERNS OF THE 1950s Wade Laboissonniere
Published: 1999
Text outlines the beginnings of the huge pattern industry, its evolution and continuation through the 1950s, numerous examples of pattern related ephemera are pictured along with the different types of fashions that every woman required for a complete wardrobe

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764309199 USA

BOWLING SHIRTS Joe Tonelli/Marc Luers
Published: 1998
Over 600 photographs, the shirts are displayed alphabetically by manufacturers. embroidery and design detail, manufacturers labels and special features are shown.

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764301179 USA

BREAKING THE MODE Kaye Durland Spilker/Sharon Sadako Takeda
Published:2008
Presented here alphabetically are forty of the most innovative of these designers in a combination of visual material with concise, descriptive texts by the book’s curators. Photographs, sketches, drawings, and computer renderings explore their design processes and showcase their most exquisite womenswear, shoes, hats, and accessories.

£30.00 ISBN: 9788861303010 ITALY

BRITISH COSTUME FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO 1820 Mrs Charles H Ashdown
Published: 2001
Over 460 illustrations, document the evolution of clothing styles , from the simple clothes to the splendor of royalty

£18.95 ISBN: 9780486418131 USA

CALIFORNIA CASUAL - FASHIONS 1930s-1970s Maureen Reilly
Published: 2001
Explores the industry as it developed in California from the 1930s through the 1970s, with the emphasis on clothing and textile designs

£32.50 ISBN: 9780764312465 USA

CALIFORNIA COUTURE Maureen Reilly
Published: 2000
High fashion clothing designers from California produced stunning wardrobes for Hollywood stars that were trend setting styles in the mid twentieth century, includes hundreds of colour photos present clothing designed by these giants of the industry

£39.95 Order Only ISBN: 9780764309403 USA

CARNIVAL MASKS OF VENICE J C Brown
Published: 2008
This elegantly designed book the reader is offered a concise introduction to the history of carnival and mask-wearing and the book is then devoted to J C Brown's moody and evocative photographs of Venetians in masks in the worlds's most phtogenic city

£16.99 ISBN: 9781904332831 UK

CATALOG - THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF MAIL ORDER SHOPPING Robin Cherry
Published:2008
In Catalog: The History of Mail Order Shopping, Robin Cherry traces the timeline of these snapshots from American history and discovers along the way how we dressed, decorated our houses, worked, played, and got around. From corsets to bell-bottoms, from baby-doll dresses and Doc Martens all the way to iPods, the history of these catalogs is the history of our lives and our culture

£22.00 ISBN: 9781568987392 USA

CHILDRENS FASHIONS 1860-1912 JoAnne Olian
Published: 1994
1065 Costume Designs from the French Magazine 'La Mode Illustree'

£13.50 ISBN: 9780486276151 USA

CHILDRENS FASHIONS 1900-1950 AS PICTURED IN SEARS CATALOGS
Jo Anne Olian
Published: 2003
Excellently reproduced from rare copies ` sears catalogs' , depict what average American youngsters, aged 4 to 16, were wearing during the first half of the 20th century

£14.95 ISBN: 9780486423258 USA

CHINA CHIC - EAST MEETS WEST Valerie Steele/John S Major
Published: 1999
An exploration of the evolution of Chinese dress, from the dragon robes and lotus shoes of the imperial era to the modern "Mao suit". It demolishes the myth of an ancient, unchanging mode of dress. The text is supplemented by six essays by scholars of Chinese dress

£35.00 Order Only ISBN: 9780300079302 USA

CHINESE FASHIONS Ming-Ju Sun
Published: 2002
Over 1,000 years of Chinese fashions for men and women are spotlighted in this exquisitely rendered colouring book - from a strapless high-waisted dress with a transparent outer robe worn during the Tang dynasty (A .D. 618-907) to an elegant, knee-length sheath trimmed with a floral applique (late Republic), captions describe each garment.

£3.98 ISBN: 9780486420530 USA

CIVIL WAR COOKING - THE HOUSEKEEPERS ENCYCLOPEDIA Mrs E F Haskell
Published: 1992

£22.00 Order Only ISBN: 0914046160 USA

CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES FROM THE 40s, 50s, & 60s
Jan Lindenberger
Published: 1996
A handbook and price guide

£14.95 ISBN: 9780764300233 USA

CLOTHING MATTERS - DRESS AND IDENTITY IN INDIA Emma Tarlo
Published: 1996
In this path-breaking and entertaining study, the author concentrates on the problem of what to wear rather than describing what is worn. She demonstrates how different individuals and groups have used clothes to assert power, challenge authority, define or conceal identity, and instigate or prevent social change at various levels of Indian society from the village to the nation.

£19.95 ISBN: 9781850651765 UK

COLLECTIBLE DOLL FASHIONS - 1970s Carmen Varricchio
Published: 2003
Nearly 400 outfits, some shown on dolls, most presented in their original packaging, each is stunningly phorographed, and includes current market values for collectors

£24.95 Order Only ISBN: 9780764318061 USA

COLLECTIBLE FASHIONS OF THE TURBULENT 1930s Ellie Laubner
Published: 2000
Provides a sweeping study of the clothing of the 1930s, garments of all kinds, from the intimate to the most formal, the flamboyant to the practical, for woman, men and children, are displayed and dicussed in detail

£39.95 ISBN: 9780764308673 USA

COSTUME & FASHION (4th Edition) James Laver
Published: 1995
From the invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the birth of grunge in the 1990s; from the neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry today - this is a guide to the landmarks of costume history and to the forms and materials used through the ages. Also featured are the underlying motives of fashion and the ways in which clothes have been used to protect, to express identity, and to attract or to influence others

£9.95 ISBN: 9780500203484 UK

COSTUME 1066 TO THE PRESENT John Peacock
Published: 1994
Presents a collection of drawings, which ranges over eleven centuries of English historical costume. This title features detailed illustrations, plus notes that pinpoint specific features, such as fabric, decoration, accessories and cut, make each costume immediately comprehensible. It is useful for students of theatrical design and fashion.

£9.95 ISBN: 9780500286029 UK

COSTUME AND ORNAMENT OF THE MIDDLE AGES Carol Belanger
Published: 2006
Gratton Finely detailed designs -- ideal for visual inspiration or immediate practical use -- depict an array of medieval figures and decorative accessories. From knights in battle, and ladies playing the harp and organ, to Richard II in royal robes, this splendid archive documents clothing styles of kings, queens and their courts, armor and weapons, and decorative accessories used during the medieval period. 210 full-color illustrations.

£13.50 ISBN: 0486447650 USA

£16.99 ISBN: 9781858820385 UK

COSTUME SINCE 1945 Deirdre Clancy
Published: 1996
The post-war years saw an upheaval in social, personal and professional life that resulted in a large variety of fashions in a comparatively short period. From the austerity of the utility years to the recent seventies revival, this book aims to capture the changes in mood and style of each era, with an assessment of new phenomena such as peer group pressure. The book shows across-section of clothing including street fashion and formal wear, underwear, sportswear and nightclothes

£14.99 ISBN: 9781871569834 UK

COSTUME WORLDWIDE - A HISTORICAL SOURCEBOOK Melissa Leventon
Published: 2008
Combines the studies of two classic 19th century illustrators, Auguste Racinet and Frederich Hottenroth for the first time

£19.95 ISBN: 9780500287019 UK

COSTUMES & TEXTILES OF ROYAL INDIA Ritu Kumar
Published: 2005
Features an in-depth study of the evolution of Indian royal costume, that spans centuries from first representations of clothing in ancient India, through the reign of Mughal emperors and the days of the British Raj, to Indian independence. The author covers both men's and women's garments, and documents the evolution of European-Indian fashions.

£65.00 ISBN: 9781851495092 UK

COSTUMES OF LIGHT P Muller/D Carbonel
Published: 2004
The evolution of the "costumes of light," the elaborate costume worn by the bullfighters of Spain, is told in this luminous memoire.

£12.95 ISBN: 9782843235832 USA

COSTUMES, TEXTILES & JEWELLERY OF INDIA Vandana Bhandari
Published: 2004
Explores how Indian costume reflects the wearer's marital status, occupation, seasonal changes and religious commitment , serving as an essential symbol of their identity and ancestry. Sumptuously illustrated with dozens of full-color photographs , this is an essential book for all those interested in Indian style as well as those reflecting on the cultural, social, historic and technical aspects of textiles, costumes and ornamentation.

£25.00 ISBN: 9781904668893 UK

COUTURE OR TRADE - AN EARLY PICTORIAL RECORD OF THE LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION Helen Reynolds
Published: 1997
Lavishly illustrated, with detailed captions, anacknowledged authority reveals the full history of these developments

£14.99 Order Only ISBN: 1860770665 UK

COWBOY CLOTHING AND GEAR - THE COMPLETE HAMLEY CATALOG OF 1942 Hamley & Co
Published: 1995
This complete republication of the now rare 1942 Hamley catalog provides a fascinating record of the hundreds of items manufactured and sold by the firm

£10.95 ISBN: 9780486288413 USA

COWGIRLS - EARLY IMAGES & COLLECTIBLES Judy Crandall
Published: 2005
Detailed captions provide the reader with rodeo lore, as well as biographical accomplishments of these extraordinary women never before presented in a cohesive format. A true reference work, Cowgirls: Early Images and Collectibles includes three dimensional collectibles along with hundreds of original photos which pay tribute to these dedicated, gallant women. This volume is a joy for the serious Western/Americana collector, and fascinating to anyone interested in women's history.

£19.95 ISBN: 0764322389 USA

CUTTING FOR ALL - THE SARTORIAL ARTS, RELATED CRAFTS AND THE COMMERCIAL PAPER PATTERN Kevin L Selligman
Published: 1996
Containing 2729 entries, this bibliography concentrates on books, manuals, journals and catalogues covering a wide range of sartorial approaches over nearly 500 years. After a historical overview, the book approaches the subject chronologically, listing items through century to 1799, then decade

£35.50 Order Only ISBN: 9780809320066 USA

DANDIES - FASHION AND FINESSE IN ART AND CULTURE Susan Fillin-Yeh
Published: 2003
Considers the visual languages, politics, and poetics of personal appearance while identifying unrecognised dandies flourishing among early 19th century native Americans, Soviet Latvia and Africa

£17.00 ISBN: 9780814726969

DECADES OF FASHION Harriet Worsley
Published: 2000
Hundreds of photographs from the catwalk, the street, and the silver screen, irresistible insight into 100 years of fashion

£9.99 ISBN: 9781855859616 GERMANY

DRESS IN DETAIL FROM AROUND THE WORLD R Crill/J Wearden/V Wilson
Published: 2002
Celebrates the V & A's world famous collection of dress from many countries, shows garments in stunning close ups with accompanying line drawings

£19.99 ISBN: 9781851773787 UK

DRESS IN IRELAND - A HISTORY Mairead Dunlevy
Published: 1999
Based on historical and archaeological research and on contemporary literature and documents,

£14.99 Out of Print ISBN: 1898256845 IRELAND

DRESSED TO KILL - BRITISH NAVAL UNIFORM, MASCULINITY AND CONTEMPORARY FASHIONS 1748 - 1857 Amy Miller
Published:2007
Today internationally famous designers such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood and Gucci still use the naval uniform for inspiration. Each chapter of this full color book is illustrated with photographs of entire uniforms from the collections of the UK's National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, along with carefully selected details. Line drawings illustrate the patterns and construction of the garments. Accompanying the images are personal papers, diaries, fiction and other period artifacts which are used to demonstrate the significance of male fashion and uniform in forging a national, hierarchical , gendered identity in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

£20.00 ISBN: 9780948065743 UK

DRESSED TO RULE - ROYAL AND COURT COSTUME FROM LOUIS XIV TO ELIZABETH II Philip Mansel
Published: 2005
This intriguing book explores how rulers have sought to control their image through their appearance. Mansel shows how individual styles of dress throw light on the personalities of particular monarchs, on their court system, and on their ambitions. It looks also at the economics of the costume industry, at patronage, at the etiquette involved in mourning dress, and at the act of dressing itself. Fascinating glimpses into the lives of European monarchs and contemporary potentates reveal the intimate connection between power and the way it is packaged.

£19.95 ISBN: 9780300106978 USA

DRESSING RENAISSANCE FLORENCE - FAMILIES, FORTUNES AND FINE CLOTHING Carole C Frick
Published: 2002
Provides the first in-depth study of the Renaissance fashion industry, focusing on Florence, a city founded on cloth, a city of wool manufacturers, finishers , and merchants, of silk dyers, brocade weavers, pearl dealers, and goldsmiths. From the artisans who designed and assembled the outfits to the families who amassed fabulous wardrobes

£16.50 ISBN: 9780801882647 USA

DUSK TILL DAWN - A HISTORY OF THE EVENING DRESS Alexandra Black
Published: 2004
An illustrated text telling the story of the evening dress, this volumes shows how styles we wear today have been influenced by many centuries of dressing up for the evening.

£29.95 ISBN: 9781902686417 UK

EARLY 60s FASHION STYLE 1960-1965
Published: 2003
Pictorial history of fashion from theearly 60s

£31.00 ISBN: 9784894443068 JAPAN

ELEGANT FRENCH FASHIONS OF THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY
Florence Leniston
Published: 1997
This selection of 51 exquistely detailed, hand coloured plates from that influential publication, documents an incredible array of elegant seasonal outfits in assorted colours and fabrics

£16.00 ISBN: 0486298191 USA

EMPTY DRESS - CLOTHING AS SURROGATE IN RECENT ART
Nina Felshin
Published: 1993
Nina Felshin has once again curated a substantial and provocative exhibition, with an accompanying catalogue essay

£22.50 Out of Print ISBN: 0916365395 USA

ENCOUNTERING MEDIEVAL TEXTILES AND DRESS OBJECTS, TEXTS, IMAGES Desiree Koslin
Published: 2003
The collection focuses on multiple aspects of textiles and dress - their making, meaning, and representation - and explores the impact of international trade and other forms of cultural exchange.

£40.00 ISBN: 9780312293772 UK

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN INDIAN COSTUME Josephine Paterek
Published: 1994
Provides overviews of the clothing worn by native Americans in ten different cultural regions, and covers basic dress, footwear, outer wear, hair styles, headgear, and jewelry

£69.95 ISBN: 9780874366853 UK

ENGLISH CHILDRENS COSTUME 1775-1920 Iris Brooke
Published: 2003
This engaging book records those changes, with illustrations depicting styles at five-of ten-year intervals, from 1775--when distinctive costume for children first made its appearance--to 1920. Each attractive and interesting drawing is accompanied by a concise description.

£7.95 ISBN: 9780486429847 USA

ENGLISH COSTUME OF THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES (10 - 13 th Century)
I Brooke/W Landes
Published: 2004
From Anglo-Saxon tunics and gowns to the clothing of 1300, the drawings detail the fundamental differences and similarities, both in idea and style, that persisted throughout the period, primary sources are used to show the development of the garments and how they were made

£20.00 ISBN: 0887349455 USA

ENGLISH WOMENS CLOTHING IN THE NINETEETH CENTURY
C Willett
Published: 1990
Cunnington A comprehensive guide with 1,117 illustrations

£29.95 Order Only ISBN: 9780486263236 USA

ETHNIC STYLE - HISTORY AND FASHION
Berenice Geoffroy-Schneiter
Published: 2002
Traces the styles of dress in Asia, Africa and the Americas, reveals how body-marking, headdresses, jewelery and clothing symnbolize beliefs, prestige as well as being instruments of seduction

£29.95 Order Only ISBN: 9782843232909 USA

ETRUSCAN DRESS Larissa Bonfante
Published: 2003
In this study Larissa Bonfante traces the development of Etruscan dress from the eighth to the fifth century B.C.E., using as evidence actual remnants of costumes, sculptures and other artistic representations, and literary passages dealing with the subject

£15.50 ISBN: 9780801874130 USA

EUROPE 1910-1939 Palais Galliera
Published: 1997
Clothes and accessories from europe 1910-1939

£48.00 ISBN: 9782879003160 FRANCE

EUROPEAN COSTUME AND FASHION 1490-1790 Francis Kelly/Randolph Schwabe
Published: 2002
Authoritative and exhaustive guide to three centuries of fashionable dress carefully traces the evolution of wearing apparel in Western Europe

£16.95 ISBN: 0486423220 USA

EVERYDAY DRESS OF RURAL AMERICA 1783-1800 Merideth Wright
Published: 1992
Discusses and describes the clothing worn in rural America(primarily New England)between 1783 and 1800. includes scaled drawings of patterns and full instructions for making most of the garments discussed

£9.40 ISBN: 0486273202 USA

EVERYDAY FASHIONS 1909-1920 - AS PICTURED IN SEARS CATALOG
JoAnne Olian
Published: 1995
This volume devoted to everyday clothing of the era, hundreds of fashion illustrations originally published in Sears catalogs between 1909 and 1920, focusing on readt to wear apparel for women and children

£15.70 ISBN: 9780486286280 USA

EVERYDAY FASHIONS OF THE 20th CENTURY Avril Lansdell
Published: 1999
Covering the hundred years from 1900-1999 the book illustrates the clothes of ordinary men, womem and children through their own snapshots and the work of local studio photographers

£9.99 ISBN: 9780747804284 UK

EVERYDAY FASHIONS OF THE FIFTIES - AS PICTURED IN SEARS CATALOG Joanne Olian
Published: 2002
Comprising of 120 fully illustrated and captioned pages of SEARS catalogs from the 1950s, provides an entertaining and comprehensive view of what men, women and children were wearing in that decade

£14.95 ISBN: 9780486422190 USA

EVERYDAY FASHIONS OF THE FORTIES - AS PICTURED IN `SEARS CATALOGS' JoAnne Olian
Published: 1992
Reveals in sharp detail the broad range of clothing fashions available during a period when wartime gasoline rationing made mail order shopping reach new heights of popularity

£14.95 ISBN: 9780486269184 USA

EVERYDAY FASHIONS OF THE SIXTIES - AS PICTURED IN SEARS CATALOGS JoAnne Olian
Published: 1999
A comprehensive retrospective of what people were wearing in the 1960s, this vibrant cxompilation offers a telling look at a decade of vast social change through shifts in mainstream fashion

£15.70 ISBN: 9780486401201 USA

EVERYDAY FASHIONS OF THE THIRTIES - AS PICTURED IN SEARS CATALOG Stella Blum
Published: 1986
133 representative pages from rare SEARS catalogs of the period, hundreds of illustrations record what men, women and children were actually wearing in the 1930s

£14.95 ISBN: 9780486251080 USA

EVERYDAY FASHIONS OF THE TWENTIES - AS PICTURED IN SEARS AND OTHER CATALOGS Stella Blum
Published: 1981
These pages afford a rare picture-unspoiled by recent myths about the Roaring Twenties -of how average people really dressed in the jazz age

£14.99 ISBN: 9780486241340 USA

EVOLUTION & REVOLUTION - CHINESE DRESS 1700s-1990s Claire Roberts
Published: 1997
Through the medium of dress this book explores the dramatic cultural,social, economic and political changes which have occurred in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan over three centuries

£18.99 ISBN: 9781863170673 AUSTRALIA

EXCESS - FASHION AND UNDERGROUND IN THE 80s M L Frisa/S Tonchi
Published: 2004
Records the affirmation of 1980s fashion through its protagonists and its diverse tendencies, essayists lend a critical eye over the link between the underground scene, capitalism and high and low fashion, includes a special section dedicated to the NEO'80s

£29.99 ISBN: 9788881584659 ITALY

EXTREME BEAUTY - THE BODY TRANSFORMED Harold Koda
Published: 2001
Presents many of the extraordinaryand diverse transformations that the body has endured in fashion over time and across cultures

£19.95 ISBN: 9780300103120 USA

FABULOUS FROCKS Sarah Gristwood/Jane Eastoe
Published:2008
From Gres' draping to Dior's New Look, from Mary Quant's mini to Hussein Chalayan's mechanical marvels, this book looks at the dress in twentieth century fashion.Thematic chapters (Revolution, Feminine, Sex, Must-haves, Fantasy, Classical and Cutting Edge) set out the inspirations and implications for each new change alongside the stunning photography. It is more than eighty years since Coco Chanel invented the little black dress, but every woman still has one in her wardrobe today. It's decades since women discovered trousers and separates, but every woman dreams of wearing a glorious, glamorous gown at least once, whether it's on a Hollywood red carpet, or just on her wedding day. "Fabulous Frocks" is a book to fire a fashionista's imagination.

£25.00 ISBN: 9781862057982 UK

FASHION Cathy Newman
Published: 2001
A lavishly illustrated, extravagantly produced visual journey tracing the history and cultural significance of what we wear, and why we wear it, with more than 200 stunning photographs

£16.99 ISBN: 9780792233756 USA

FASHION - A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE Alexandra Palmer
Published: 2005
Covering a broad range of topics - such as the iconic Hudson Bay Blanket Coats, garment factories of the late 1800s, specific Canadian fashion couturiers whose influences reach international stages, and the contemporary role of fashion journalists and their effect on trends - this collection breaks new ground in producing multiple perspectives on fashion and fashion dress. In a country that has given birth to such global fashion corporations as Club Monaco, Roots, and MAC, Fashion: A Canadian Perspective develops the first intriguing and readable historiography that links past to future, couture vision to trade trends, and heritage costuming to Fashion Television.

£48.00 Order Only ISBN: 9780802088093 CANADA

FASHION - A HISTORY FROM 18TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY
THE COLLECTION OF THE KYOTO COSTUME INSTITUTE
2007
The Kyoto Costume Institute holds one of the world's most extensive clothing collections and has curated many exhibitions worldwide. This title showcases a vast selection from the Institute's archives of skilled photographs depicting the clothing expertly displayed and arranged on custom-made mannequins

£29.99 ISBN: 9783822827635 GERMANY

FASHION - A LA MODE - THE POP-UP HISTORY OF COSTUMES AND DRESSES Isabelle de Borchgrave
Published: 2000
A sumptuous jewel of costume and fashion history seen through a dazzling parade of dolls, that pop up on the page

£22.00 Order Only ISBN: 9780789305077 USA

FASHION - FROM THE 18th TO THE 20th CENTURY (Icons) The Kyoto Costume
Published: 2004
Institute Three centuries of women's clothing Founded in 1978, the Kyoto Costume Institute holds one of the world's most extensive clothing collections and has curated many exhibitions worldwide. Showcasing highlights from the Institute's archives of skilled photographs depicting the clothing expertly displayed and arranged on custom-made mannequins

£5.99 ISBN: 9783822838570 GERMANY

FASHION & SURREALISM Francois Baudot
Published: 2002
A look at the inspiration surrealist art has had on the fashion world

£12.95 ISBN: 9782843233784 USA

£12.99 ISBN: 9780192840301 UK

FASHION AND TEXTILES - IN THE INTERNATIONAL COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL GALLEY OF VICTORIA Robyn Healy
Published:2003
This is the first time that the Galery's major fashion and textiles works from its international collections have been published in the one book. As the Gallery has the largest collection in Australia, only the major works have been included

£24.99 ISBN: 9780724102303 AUSTRALIA

FASHION AT THE EDGE - SPECTACLE, MODERNITY AND DEATHLINESS
Caroline Evans
Published: 2003
Analyses the work of experimental designers, the images of fashion photographers, and the spectacular fashion shows that developed in the final decade of the twentieth century to arrive at a new understanding of fashion's dark side and what it signifies. Fashion at the Edge considers a range of cutting-edge contemporary fashion in unprecedented depth and detail

£19.99 ISBN: 9780300124675 USA

FASHION DESIGN 1800-1940
Published: 2001
Contains illustrations of standard day to day clothing, and detailed pictures of formal evening dress, childrens clothes and sportswear

£14.99 ISBN: 9789054960867 NETHERLANDS

FASHION IN THE AGE OF THE BLACK PRINCE Stella Mary Newton
Published: 1999
A close study of clothes worn by aristocratic families and their households at the time of the Black Prince and Chaucer (1340-65), showing European influences

£19.99 Order Only ISBN: 9780851157672 UK

FASHION MEMOIR - ART & FASHION Florence Muller
Published: 2000
Charts the fertile and exciting meeting between the world of art and the world of fashion

£12.95 ISBN: 9780500019962 UK

FASHION NOW (Icon) Terry Jones/Susie Rushton
Published: 2006
Compiled by the style-savvy staff of the seminal monthly "iD", this book highlights the work of over 70 designers around the globe. A to Z designer entries include interviews, biographical information, photos of designs by leading photographers, and catwalk shots.

£5.99 ISBN: 9783822842782 GERMANY

FASHION PEOPLE Gladys P Palmer
Published: 2003
An illustrators look at the fashion scene since the early 1980s

£19.95 ISBN: 9782843233623 USA

FASHION PLATES 1950-1970 Constance Korosec/Leslie Pina
Published: 1998
A look at some typical ans some extraordinary costumes worn by typical and extraordinary women at mid century, nearly 500 photographs, a must for anyone interested in great fashion design

£32.50 Order Only ISBN: 9780764304385 USA

FASHION SINCE 1900 - THE COMPLETE SOURCEBOOK John Peacock
Published: 2007
From the styles of the early 1900s to those of the 21st century, this title traces the development of women's fashion in almost all its aspects: couture wear, underwear, leisure wear, day wear, evening wear, bridal wear and accessories. It also features 155 drawings

£24.95 ISBN: 9780500513453 UK

FASHION TODAY Colin McDowell
Published: 2003
Highly illustrated survey of modern fashion, its informative style guides the reader through an era that begins with Dior's 1947 collection

£29.95 ISBN: 9780714843346 UK

FASHION V SPORT Ligaya Salazar
Published:2008
Stunning images from sport, advertising, street fashion and the catwalk illustrate the take of prominent sportsmen and women, designers, creative directors, anthropologists and journalist on this popular subject. The book explores how the influence of fashion and sport extends from high performance textiles developed for competition, to high-end fashion and finally, through the filter of adapted advertising and magazine imagery, to the consumer, who adopts and adapts the styles to make their own unique fashion statements.


£19.99 ISBN: 9781851775330 UK

FASHION, ITALIAN STYLE Valerie Steele
Published: 2003
Discusses the rise of Italian Fashion since 1945, the development of the Italian Look from the late 1970s to the present, and the many great designers who have contributed to Italy's fashion triumphs

£20.00 ISBN: 0300100140 USA

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE `SEARS' CATALOGS - EARLY 1930s
Tammy Ward/Tina Skinner
Published: 2007
The latest look at the early 1930s fashion trends. Hundreds of photos show the popular dress styles for men, women, and children. Everything from fur, gowns, dresses, and suits; work clothes, shoes, and even the undergarments are covered in this volume! Glorious hats, smart and chic gloves, and other accessories can be found here as well

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764326158 USA

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE SEARS CATALOGS - EARLY 1940s
Tina Skinner
Published: 2003
Offers more than 400 colour photographs, with thousands of itemsof clothing, shoes and accessories, along with detailed descriptions

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764317552 USA

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE SEARS CATALOGS - EARLY 1970s
Desire Smith
Published: 1998
Focuses on womens fashions, but includes examples of collectible mens and childrens fashions of the period

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764305207 USA

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE SEARS CATALOGS - LATE 1930s
Tammy Ward
Published: 2006
More than 350 photos reveal what the everyday trends and styles for the modern man, woman, and child were. Pleats, embroidery, shirring, and fur were among some of the big fashion "must-haves." The cut of the clothes, especially for women, were intended to give a slim and trim look. Skirts and dresses almost always have that so-important flaring hemline. For men, suits were styled in the Clean-Cut, very popular Sports Back, and Classic styles. Children's clothes mimicked the adult styles.

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764324857 USA

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE SEARS CATALOGS - LATE 1940s
Tina Skinner/Lindy McCord
Published: 2003
More than 350 full colour and black an white photographs, thousands of items of clothing, shoes and accessories along with detailed descriptions

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764319556 USA

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE SEARS CATALOGS - LATE 1950s
Joy Shih
Published: 1997
Pictured here is clothing for men, women and children taken from actual Sears catalogs from 1957-1959, along with descriptions and original prices

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764303395 USA

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE SEARS CATALOGS - LATE 1960s
Desire Smith
Published: 1998
Focuses on wearable, collectible vintage clothing and accessories , the descriptions drawn from the catalogs are detailed and accurate in order to help collectors understand the styles of the period, as well as the textiles in use

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764306150 USA

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE SEARS CATALOGS - LATE 1970s
Tina Skinner
Published: 1998
The gamut of trends and fashions during the late 1970s are explored in this priceless pictorial review, with original prices

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764306006 USA

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE `SEARS' CATALOGS - MID 1930s Tammy Ward
Published:2007
Mid-1930s clothing for men, women, and children are presented in 300 color photographs from the Sears catalogs. See the popular styles of dresses, suits, coats, and sleepwear; as well as hats, shoes, and undergarments. Printed and solid fabrics are shown with customary accessories and in the latest styles available.

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764327346 USA

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE SEARS CATALOGS - MID 1940s
T Skinner/L McCord
Published: 2003
Offers over 400 images with thousands of items of clothing pictured

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764318580 USA

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE SEARS CATALOGS - MID 1950s
Tina Skinner
Published: 2002
Nearly 400 images, thousands of items of clothing, a complete catalog of America's mainstream clothing

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764316203 USA

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE SEARS CATALOGS - MID 1960s
Joy Shih
Published: 1997
It presents more than 400 colour photographs of clothing styles for men, women and children culled from 1964-1967 Sears catalogs

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764303401 USA

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE SEARS CATALOGS - MID 1970s
Tina Skinner
Published: 1999
Offers almost 400 full colour photographs with thousands of items of clothing, shoes and accessories, along with detailed discriptions

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764307300 USA

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE SEARS CATALOGS - MID 1980s Tammy Ward
Published:2008
The ongoing Sears catalog series continues with a look at the mid-1980s. Nearly 400 color images portray the fashions and distinctive styles worn during this time. Shoulder pads, mannish-looking suits, and big hair were popular, influenced by stars Don Johnson, Madonna, the cast of Dynasty, and Princess Diana. See how many of these clothes you remember wearing; some styles from this time have come back to life now. It's a wonderful nostalgic walk down memory lane that inspires clothing designers today.

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764329609 USA

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE SEARS CATALOGS - EARLY 1950s
Desire Smith
Published: 1998
Focuses on wearable, collective vintage clothing and accessories the Sears catalogs provide the basis for a comprehensive evaluation of the fashions of this period

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764305191 USA

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE SEARS CATALOGS - EARLY 1980s
Tina Skinner
Published: 1999
Hundreds of pictures portray the early days of the Preppie era, revisit the dress for suddess argyles, puffy sleeved sweaters, jacket dresses, and corduroy suits that helped build our modern corporate culture

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764308765 USA

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING FROM THE SEARS CATALOGS - EARLY 1960s
Tina Skinner
Published: 2001
Has over 400 images, with thousands of items of clothing, picture encyclopedia of hats and hairstyles, gloves and galoshes, a complete catalog of Americas mainstream clothing

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764314711 USA

FASHIONABLE MOURNING JEWELRY, CLOTHING, AND CUSTOMS
Mary Brett
Published: 2006
This book provides a fascinating text about mourning practices and historical influences that shaped individual and cultural perspectives surrounding death in the 18th and 19th centuries. During these centuries, memorial art reached its zenith in artistic beauty and some of the finest examples from collections in America, England, France, Germany, and Switzerland are featured here. Over 500 color photos

£49.95 ISBN: 9780764324468 USA

FASHIONING KIMONO - DRESS AND MODERNITY IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY JAPAN Brandon/Fukai/Jackson/Tipton/Assche
"Fashioning Kimono" focuses on 150 Japanese garments dating from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries, taken from the renowned Montgomery Collection, which includes informal women's and men's kimono, haori jackets, under-garments, ceremonial/formal clothes, and children's robes. Some of the designs reflect historical continuity, but many others evince a radical break from the traditional.

£45.00 ISBN: 8874392710 UK

FASHIONING THE NATION Pam Cook
Published: 1996
This work explores the history of costume in British film, from the 1920s to the 1990s. It shows how period costume romances, such as "Caravan", "Madonna of the Seven Moons" and "So Long at the Fair" featured sensual designs which caused a scandal in a postwar society overly concerned with restraint and it explains the cultural implications of this scandal

£12.99 ISBN: 9780851705743 UK

FASHIONS & ACCESSORIES 1840-1980 Geoffrey Warren
Published: 1997
Sets out to demonstrate the variety and beauty of fashion accessories during the hundred year period beginning in 1840

£24.95 ISBN: 0764303090 USA

FASHIONS AND COSTUMES FROM `GODEYS LADYS BOOK' Stella Blum
Published: 1985
Presents a fashion parade of authentic ladies and childrens styles from the most influential womens magazine of the period 1837-1869

£10.95 Order Only ISBN: 9780486248417 USA

FASHIONS IN THE GROOVE - 60s & 70s Joe Poltorak
Published: 1998
Takes readers on a visually unforgettable cross country tour of fashions from the 60s and 70s in colours and designs, nearly 450 colour photos show these treasures in all their glory

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764306204 USA

FASHIONS OF THE PAST Anna Buruma
Published: 2000
More than 150 plates in full colour, Detailed pictures of more than 400 figures in historical costume, Dress from the Ancient Civilizations to Europe in the 19th century, Each illustration accompanied by a detail description

£14.99 Order Only ISBN: 1855857278 UK

FASHIONS OF THE ROARING 20s Ellie Laubner
Published: 1996
The `Roaring 20s' come to life in over 450 colour prints including actual garments, fashion illustrations and period photographs

£24.95 ISBN: 0764300172 USA

FEAR AND FASHION IN THE COLD WAR Jane Pavitt
Published: 2008
This book explores Cold War fashion in all its aspects, ranging from innovations in materials to the cybernetic visions of the 1960s, from the bikini to the spacesuit, vinyl radiation suits to high-tech jewellery, Paco Rabanne to Barbarella. Set in the context of art, film, science and design, Pavitt explores how the image of the body was shaped by Cold War concerns - atomic anxieties, the space race, technological developments and the first forays into 'hyper-reality.' With a stunning selection of images alongside military, political and scientific research, the book shows how counter-cultural theories and experiences in the later 1960s shaped an alternative view of the 'Cold War Body'.

£19.99 ISBN: 9781851775446 UK

FEMME FASHION 1780 - 2004 Patricia Brattig
Published: 2003
Under the aspect of `modelling of the female form' the texts and more than 200 illustrations not only make clear the basic patterns in the history of fashion, but also the relationship between the female body and garments

£14.95 ISBN: 389790215X GERMANY

FESTIVAL FOLK - A CELEBRATION OF THE UNIQUE STYLE OF `FAIRPORT CONVENTION'S CROPREDY FESTIVAL J Mullinger/C Hayward
Published: 2005
Celebrates the unique style of Fairport Convention's Cropredy Festival in a portfolio of over 250 photographs depicting the varied attire and colourful appearances of the festival-goers and performers

£15.00 ISBN: 0954943406 UK

FIFTIES FOREVER - POPULAR FASHIONS FOR MEN, WOMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS Roseanne Ettinger
Published: 1998
Over 450 colour pictures of American clothing of the booming 1950s are presented for the whole family, adults and children, from party clothes and sports attire to underwear and sleepwear

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764306402 USA

FIFTY YEARS OF FASHION - NEW LOOK TO NOW Valerie Steele
Published: 1997
From haute couture to hot pants, from glamour to grunge, the past 50 years have witnessed some revolutions in fashion. This survey of postwar fashion not only describes the great designers and their creations but also places trends in clothing within their social and cultural contexts

£16.50 ISBN: 9780300087383 USA

FLAPPER ERA FASHIONS - FROM THE ROARING '20s T Skinner/L McCord
Published: 2004
More than 380 beautiful images feature hundreds of clothing styles from the catalogs of Bellas Hess & Company, and the Charles William Stores

£24.95 ISBN: 0764320750 USA

FLORAL FROCKS - A CELEBRATION OF THE FLORAL PRINTED DRESS FROM 1900 TO TODAY Jo Turney/Rosemary Harden
Published: 2007
Illustrates the variety of styles and prints inherent in floral printed dresses worn throughout the 20th century

£25.00 ISBN: 9781851495382 UK

FORGOTTON FASHION - AN ILLUSTRATED FAUX HISTORY OF OUTRAGEOUS TRENDS AND THEIR UNTIMELY DEMISE Katie Hahn
Published:2008
Forgotten Fashion is a fake history book of clothing trends that never really happened. Each 600-word entry focuses on a single ersatz garment from an actual historical era, such as the Swinging Sixties, accompanied by an illustration.The text mixes fictional designers, made-up muses, and totally imaginary trendsetters with real people and places. Each bite-sized section reads somewhat like a humorous short-story, tracing the birth, life and death of a trend - and always reflecting something about the mood of the times in which the style was popular &

£9.99 ISBN: 9781582975399 UK

FORTIES FASHION - FROM SIREN SUITS TO THE NEW LOOK Jonathan Walford
Published:2008
The definitive book on 1940s fashion in America, Europe, Australasia, and Japan. From French style under the Occupation and the "make do and mend" approach to wartime clothing shortages through issues of dress , patriotism, and propaganda to the rise of American fashion houses in the postwar period: here is a comprehensive look at the fashions and styles that emerged around the world during the 1940s. During the Second World War, between air raids and ration lines, fashion managed to express ideals of beauty, femininity, and luxury even though patriotic and practical considerations came first. glorious celebration of everything from practical and smart-looking attire for air raids (hooded capes with large pockets and zippered jumpsuits) to street fashion and the creation of Christian Dior's "New Look" collection in 1947 &

£24.95 ISBN: 9780500514290 UK

FOUR HUNDRED YEARS OF FASHION Natalie Rothstein
Published: 1999
This history of fashion reflects the popularity of the V&A Museum's world famous dress collection. It tells the story of men's and women's fashionable dress through the ages, covering clothes for all occasions and including a wide range of accessories such as shoes, fans and hats

£19.99 ISBN: 9781851773015 UK

FRANKLIN SIMON FASHION CATALOG FOR 1923 Franklin Simon & Co
Published: 1993
Over 500 illustrations, reproduction of that now rare publication provides a fascinating glimpse of what well dressed New Yorkers were wearing in the early years of the 20th century,an excellent sourcebook of copyright free illustrations

£15.70 ISBN: 9780486278544 USA

FRENCH ART DECO FASHIONS - POCHOIR PRINTS FROM THE 1920s Schiffer Design Book
Published: 1998
Chosen from periodicals published between 1924 and 1927, this clothing was revolutionary and has been the epitome of haute couture designers ever since

£39.95 ISBN: 9780764304743 USA

FRENCH BAROQUE AND ROCOCO FASHIONS Tom Tierney
Published: 2002
Features a wide spectrum of both fashion worlds, with detailed and informative captions for each illustration

£3.95 ISBN: 9780486423838 USA

FRENCH FASHION ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE TWENTIES - 634 CUTS FROM `LA VIE PARISIENNE' Carol B Grafton
Published: 1988
Over 630 copyright free illustrations comprise a pictorial display of sophisticated couture embodying the seductive chic of the liberated women

£9.99 ISBN: 9780486254586 USA

FRENCH FASHION PLATES OF THE ROMANTIC ERA - 120 PLATES FROM THE `PETIT COURRIR DES DAMES 1830-1834 Judy M Johnson
Published: 1991
Re-printed from rare original issues of the magazine, most plates depict a single outfit in a front view, worn by a standing model, and a back view with a seated model, obviously designed for the well to do the magazine revealed the exuberent romanticism of the day

£15.70 ISBN: 9780486267340 USA

FRENCH FASHIONS OF GOOD TASTE - POCHOIR ILLUSTRATIONS 1920-1922 Schiffer Design Book
Published: 1998
The exclusive French periodical `Gazette du Bon Ton' was published in Paris to showcase the latest haute couture womens fashions, a selection of the original pochoir print illustrations made for this magazine between 1920 and 1922

£32.50 ISBN: 9780764306044 USA

FULL COLOR SOURCEBOOK OF FRENCH FASHION 15th - 19th CENTURIES
Pauquet Freres
Published: 2004
These superb color plates, by Hippolyte Pauquet and his brother Polydore, reproduced directly from a rare and valuable nineteenth-century publication, depict 800 years of French fashion, This beautifully reproduced volume will serve not only as a valuable reference for professional costume historians but also as a grand treat for amateur fashion enthusiasts.

£19.95 ISBN: 9780486428383 USA

FULL COLOR VICTORIAN FASHIONS 1870-1893 JoAnne Olian
Published: 1999
52 fashion plates from extremely rare issues from the late 19th century French magazines `Le Journal des Demoiselles' and `Le Moniteur des Dames et des Demoiselles'

£16.95 ISBN: 0486404846 USA

FUN LINENS & HANDKERCHIEFS OF THE 20TH CENTURY E Scofield/P Zalamea
Published: 2002

£24.95 ISBN: 0764315994 USA

GALLERY OF LATE-SEVENTEENTH CENTURY COSTUME Casper Luyken
Published: 2003
This volume reprints the celebrated collection of costume plates created in 1694 by noted seventeenth-century Dutch engraver Caspar Luyken. Executed with remarkable finesse, the superb illustrations depict a wide range of social classes

£12.95 ISBN: 9780486429861 USA

GEISHA - A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY 1872 - 1912 Stanley Burns/Elizabeth Burns
Published: 2007
Documents the intimate life and culture of the 19th century Geisha, images of courtesans and other working women are presented alongside the Geisha to show all sides of this enchanting aspect of Japanese culture

£28.99 ISBN: 9781576873366 USA

GEISHA - WOMEN OF JAPAN'S FLOWER & WILLOW ROAD Tina Skinner/Mary Martin
Published: 2005
This is the most comprehensive assembly of historic geisha images ever compiled in a book. Over 500 exquisite views - drawn from postcards produced primarily between 1900 and 1940 - illustrate the rarified world of Japan’s now-extinct licensed pleasure districts

£39.95 ISBN: 9780764321535 USA

GEISHA FAN BOOK Tina Skinner
Published: 2008
This keepsake, fan-shaped book captures a moment now lost to history, when Japanese girls were indentured as young as 6. Dressed like dolls, they were paraded through parties and celebrated for their beauty, charm, and innocence, all the while learning the music, dance, conversational, and gaming skills expected in a master of their craft. Here is a wonderful opportunity to see these girls in the glory of their colourful regalia, posing before a newly introduced invention, the camera. This treasury of hand-tinted postcard and real-photo images is a unique book you will treasure forever

£19.95 ISBN: 9780764327469 USA

GETTYIMAGES - 1900s Nick Yapp
Published: 2001
A collection of photographs drawn from the Getty Images collection presented in ten volumes.

£4.99 ISBN: 9783833110771 GERMANY

GETTYIMAGES - 1920s Nick Yapp
Published: 1998
A collection of photographs drawn from the Getty Images collection presented in ten volumes.

£4.99 ISBN: 9783833110795 GERMANY

GETTYIMAGES - 1930s Nick Yapp
Published: 1998
A collection of photographs drawn from the Getty Images collection presented in ten volumes.

£4.99 ISBN: 9783829005203 GERMANY

GETTYIMAGES - 1940s Nick Yapp
Published: 1998
A collection of photographs drawn from the Getty Images collection presented in ten volumes.

£4.99 ISBN: 9783833110801 GERMANY

GETTYIMAGES - 1950s Nick Yapp
Published: 1998
A collection of photographs drawn from the Getty Images collection presented in ten volumes.

£4.99 ISBN: 9783833110818 GERMANY

GETTYIMAGES - 1960s Nick Yapp
Published: 1998
A collection of photographs drawn from the Getty Images collection presented in ten volumes.

£4.99 ISBN: 9783833110825 GERMANY

GETTYIMAGES - 1970s Nick Yapp
Published: 2005
A collection of photographs drawn from the Getty Images collection presented in ten volumes.

£4.99 ISBN: 9783833110832 GERMANY

GETTYIMAGES - 1980s Nick Yapp
Published: 2001
A collection of photographs drawn from the Getty Images collection presented in ten volumes.

£4.99 ISBN: 9783833110849 GERMANY

GETTYIMAGES - 1990s Nick Yapp
Published: 2001
A collection of photographs drawn from the Getty Images collection presented in ten volumes.

£4.99 ISBN: 9783833110856 GERMANY

GETTY IMAGES - DECADES 1900s - 1990s Nick Yapp
Published: 2008
A collection of photographs drawn from the Getty Images collection presented in ten volumes covering the 20th century

£39.99 ISBN: 9783833133442 UK

GLAMOUR - FASHION, DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE Joseph Rosa
Published: 2004
The volume traces glamour's trajectory from its historical middle-class origins to its present-day connotations of affluence and elegance. In doing so, 'glamour' is established as a new critical category for design that embraces richly decorative patterns, complex layering, sumptuous materials and sculptural forms. Following a general introduction on the culture and consumption of glamour, three essays explore the concept as it has evolved in the fields of fashion, design and architecture

£25.00 ISBN: 0300106408 USA

GODDESS - THE CLASSICAL MODE Harold Koda
Published: 2003
Explores the continually evolving influence of ancient Greco-Roman dress through the ages

£26.50 ISBN: 9780300098822 USA

GODEY COSTUME PLATES IN COLOR Eleanor Hasbrouck
Published: 1979
Rawlings The author has personally selected the most striking Godey plates from the years 1841-1888, a gallery of 24 full colour plates that reflect the insouciance, charm and style of 19th century haute couture

£9.95 ISBN: 0486238792 USA

GOING HOME TO THE FIFTIES Bill Yenne
Published: 2002
Presents the ideala of suburban living as seen through the lens of magazine advertisements of the era

£16.99 Order Only ISBN: 0867196432 USA

HALLOWEEN - COSTUMES AND OTHER TREATS Stuart Schneider/Bruce Zalkin
Published: 2001
Chronicles the history in the 20th century through the evolution of related costumes, jack o'lanterns, decorations, candy containers and other treats

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764314100 USA

HARLEY-DAVIDSON - BOOK OF FASHIONS 1910s - 1950s Rin Tanaka
Published:2008
History of the fashions worn by Harley Davidson riders in USA

£80.00

HATHAWAY SHIRTS Douglas Congdon-Martin
Published: 1998
Traces the history of the Hathaway shirt beginning with the early years and concentrating on the styles portrayed in nearly 50 years of advertising

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764306280 USA

HIGH FASHION IN THE CHURCH Pauline Johnstone
Published: 2002
The Place of Church Vestments in the History of Art from the Ninth to the Nineteenth Century

£36.00 ISBN: 9781902653600 UK

HISTORIC COSTUME- FROM THE RENAISSANCE THROUGH THE 19TH CENTURY INCL CDROM Tom Tierney
Published: 2004
Illustrations accompanied by text providing background information on each period and notes about fabrics and other details of each outfit

£16.96 ISBN: 0486996190 USA

HISTORIC COSTUME IN PICTURES Braun/Schneider
Published: 1975
In 1861-1890, German publishing firm Braun & Schneider published `Munchener Bilderbogen' this volume presents all 125 large, double spread plates from the third English edition.

£16.95 Order Only ISBN: 9780486231501 USA

HISTORICAL COSTUMES OF ENGLAND 1066-1968 Nancy Bradfield
Published: 1970
To draw attention to the main styles of dress that have been worn in England from the time when the earlist visual records were made, and to give approximately the periods when the main changes in fashion occured

£14.99 ISBN: 1858820391 UK

£68.00 ISBN: 9780810854543 USA

HITCHCOCK STYLE Jean-Pierre Dufreigne
Published: 2004
Jean-Pierre Dufreigne has traversed the world of Hitchcock to recapture and examine the director's unique atmospheric sensibilities. We hear from many of the talents that once formed Hitchcock's circle--actors, set and costume designers, cameramen and composers, and title creators. This stylistic study ends with a catalogue raisonne of Sir Alfred's entire oeuvre.

£27.50 ISBN: 9782843235146 USA

ICONS OF FASHION - THE 20th CENTURY Gerda Buxbaum
Published: 2005
A dynamic overview of the development of 20th century fashion in 80 topical chapters, icons of haute couture, fashion celebrities, fashion photographers, fashion journalists and historians

£12.99 ISBN: 9783791333120 GERMANY

IN VOGUE - THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS FASHION MAGAZINE Alberto Oliva/Angeletti Norberto
Published: 2006
Is a fascinating look at the history of the world's most influential magazine. The complete compendium is illustrated with hundreds of covers and archival interiors of past "Vogue" editions, featuring the work of some of the twentieth century's most respected artists, cover illustrators, and photographers

£45.00 ISBN: 9780847828647 USA

INDIAN BEAUTY - BOLLYWOOD STYLE Berenice Geoffroy-Schneiter
Published: 2004
A knowing dose of eroticism and kitsch that is not content with just invading cinema screens of the Indian diaspora, Bollywood has influenced fashion and has entered all aspects of Western culture.

£12.95 ISBN: 9782843235726 USA

INGRES IN FASHION Aileen Ribeiro
Published: 1999
An exploration of the ways in which clothing, accessories and fabrics define and display women in the portraits of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. Containing illustrations of the artist's work, the text examines the relationship of his art to the social and artistic discourse of his time

£35.00 Order Only ISBN: 9780300079272 USA

JANE AUSTEN FASHION - FASHION AND NEEDLEWORK IN THE WORKS OF JANE AUSTIN Penelope Byrde
Published: 1999
Many references to dress from her novels and letters are in this illustrated study of costume and needlework in the novelists life time

£12.95 Out of Print ISBN: 1900318121 UK

JAPANESE FASHION 1868-2007
Published:2008
Fashion is sensitive to the influence of factors such as culture, economy, and social conditions – in this sense it is a mirror reflecting specific historical times. Compiled by Kazuo Jo, a Japanese authority on chromatics and dressmaking, this book presents beautifully detailed illustrations that portray the transition in Japanese fashion from the onset of the Meiji period in 1868 to the present day.

£16.50 ISBN: 9784861521089 JAPAN

JORDAN, MARSH ILLUSTRATED CATALOG OF 1891 Jordan, Marsh & Co
Published: 1991
Contains authenticillustrations of more than 1000 late Victorian articles of wearing apparel & domestic goods

£10.45 Order Only ISBN: 9780486267388 USA

KATHARINA PROSPEKT - THE RUSSIANS A F Vandevorst
Published: 2006
Europalia festival 2005, featuring the collection of the State Historical Museum Moscow

£28.50 ISBN: 9789061536185 BELGIUM

KEEPING UP APPEARANCES - FASHION AND CLASS BETWEEN THE WARS Catherine Horwood
Published: 2005
The British have always been concerned about accent, appearance and class, but the cliche 'keeping up appearances' was strongest in the 1920s and 1930s. Drawing on primary sources, this book records the experiences of dress shopping during the interwar years, and reveals the importance of the dress codes to which both men and women adhered.

£20.00 ISBN: 9780750939584 UK

KINGS ROAD - THE RISE AND FALL OF THE HIPPEST STREET IN THE WORLD Max Decharne
Published:2005
The King's Road in Chelsea was at the epicentre of not one but two worldwide cultural shifts. In the mid-sixties, it became a focal point and shop window for the new 'swinging' London, encompassing music, the visual arts, fashion and much more. It remained continuously at the forefront of developing trends throughout the following decade until it was the key breeding-ground for punk rock, whose sound, look and attitudes continue to shape global notions of youthful rebellion almost thirty years later

£18.99 ISBN: 9780297847694 UK

£30.00 Order Only ISBN: 9781840005455 UK

MARDI GRAS TREASURES - COSTUME DESIGNS OF THE GOLDEN AGE
Henri Schindler
Published:2002
The fantastic costumes of Carnival's Golden Age (1870-1930) depicted themes drawn from mythology, epic literature, history, nature, and whimsy. Beginning with the first tableaux and pageant balls of the Twelfth Night Revellers, Rex , and the Knights of Momus, Golden Age costume design was a tremendous spectacle of whimsy, mythology and satire. Costumes included an extraordinary array of creatures: demons, fairies, magicians, animals and vegetable s (real and imagined), and a host of others

£21.00 ISBN: 9781565547247 USA

MASTERPIECES OF WOMENS COSTUME OF THE 18th and 19th CENTURIES
Aline Bernstein
Published: 2001
Each authentic, expertly rendered costume is accompanied by detailed descriptive text, and line drawings of shoes, underclothes, hoop skirts, panniers(a framework used to puff out the skirt at the hips), gloves, hats, and hair styles appropriate to the period

£13.50 Order Only ISBN: 9780486417066 USA

MEDIEVAL COSTUME AND FASHION Herbert Norris
Published: 1999
With nearly 700 finely detailed black and white illustrations as well as 16 plates in colour, all manner of apparel are depicted

£18.95 ISBN: 0486404862 USA ORDER ONLY

MEDIEVAL COSTUME IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE - THE 13th, 15th and 16th CENTURIES Mary G Houston
Published: 1996
Clear succinct text is splendidly documented by 350 illustrations based on contemporary books and manuscripts

£10.45 Order Only ISBN: 0486290603 USA

MEN IN BLACK John Harvey
Published: 1995
Although the 20th century has aimed for new colours and a new direction, black has retained its authority as well as its associations with strength and cruelty. At the same time, black is still smart, and fashion keeps returning to black. It is, perhaps, the colour that has come to acquire the greatest, most significant range of meaning in history, and this book offers a detailed study

£12.95 ISBN: 9780948462740 UK

MEN IN SKIRTS Andrew Bolton
Published: 2003
This is the first book on the male skirt. It looks at the men who wear skirts as well as at the contemporary designers who are bringing these latest fashions to the high street. The skirt as an alternative to trousers for men has been around since the '60s and comes in many guises, from the kilt to the caftan and sarong

£25.00 ISBN: 9781851773404 UK

MENS CLOTHING & FABRICS IN THE 1890s Roseann Ettinger
Published: 1998
Suits, vests, sports clothing, uniforms, housecoats, smoking jackets and overcoats all as advertised in the 1890s in manufacturers catalogs

£19.95 ISBN: 9780764306167 USA

MENS FASHION ILLUSTRATION FROM THE TURN OF THE CENTURY
Jean L Druesedow
Published: 1990
Sourcebook that offers fashion historians, students of costume design, and collectors of Americana a total fashion picture of what upper-middle-class American men were wearing in the early 1900s

£12.95 ISBN: 9780486263533 USA

MENS FASHIONS John Peacock
Published: 1996
A comprehensive record of male fashion from the French Revolution to the present day, covering every area of clothing and appearance: day wear, court and evening wear, leisure and sports wear, underwear, knitwear , accessories and hairstyles.

£24.00 ISBN: 9780500017258 UK

MESSENGERS STYLE Valerie Steele
Published: 2000
Dress of bike messengers from around the world

£19.95 Order Only ISBN: 9782843232107 FRANCE

METROPOLITAN FASHIONS OF THE 1880s - FROM THE 1885 BUTTERICK CATALOG Butterick
Published: 1997
Publishing Company almost 800 finely detailed illustrations of garments, each illustration is accompanied by the original caption describing the garment and the sizes in which the pattern was available

£9.40 Out of Print ISBN: 0486297063 USA

MILLENNIUM MODE R Wolf/T Schlachter
Published: 2000
For the first time in a single volume, forty of the fashion industrys most acclaimed designers present their unique visions for clothing and accessories in the new millennium

£32.00 ISBN: 0847821145 USA

NINETEENTH CENTURY COSTUME AND FASHION Herbert Norris/Oswald Curtis
Published: 1998
200 finely detailed black and white line illustrations and 27 full colour drawings, a rich and inclusive panorama of clothing styles of the 19th century

£12.95 Out of Print ISBN: 9780486402925 USA

NINETEENTH-CENTURY FASHION IN DETAIL Lucy Johnston
Published: 2005
This book captures the opulence and variety of 19th-century fashion through exquisite colour photography and line drawings of the complete garments. From the delicate embroidery on neoclassical gowns to the vibrant colours of crinolines and the elegant tailoring of men's coats, the richness of the period is revealed in breathtaking detail.


£19.99 ISBN: 9781851775729 UK

OFF THE WALL - FASHION FROM THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Published: 2006
Sometime in the 1970s, the notoriously repressive bureaucrats, who ran the Deutsche Demokratische Republik, commissioned two photographers, hired St Pauli Girl models, chose the locations, such as oil factories, worker canteens, and set about creating their own style. Was it intended as propaganda? Or a move to counter bourgeois Western values?

£7.99 ISBN: 9780747581147 UK

ON ROUTE - THE ART OF CARNIVAL Pax Nindi
Published: 2003
On Route is a collection of articles reflecting on the colour, spectacle and tradition of the Notting Hill Carnival

£9.99 ISBN: 1874509824 UK

ONE WOMANS WARDROBE Amy de la Haye
Published: 1998
The Jill Ritblat collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum

£35.00 ISBN: 0948835257 UK

ORO PLATA - EMBROIDERED COSTUMES OF THE BULLFIGHT Daniele Carbonel
Published: 1997
The stars of the corrida are brought to the readers in a series of studio portraits in this book. Matadors dressed in gold and banderilleros wearing silver re-enact the dramatic gestures and intricate choreography of their profession, displaying the artistic aspect of the bullfight Each costume is the work of the great couturier, Don Fermin - head of Casa Fermin, Spain's leading atelier - who has specialized in the creation of "trajes de luce", (Suits of light) for the past 30 years. Each costume is hand sewn and requires over one month of work and numerous fittings

£40.00 Order Only ISBN: 9782843230356 FRANCE

OUT OF LINE - AUSTRALIAN WOMEN AND STYLE Margaret Maynard
Published: 2001
This work argues that Australian women's fashion may be superficially derivative, but that quite distinctive patterns of wearing resonate in their dress. Challenging beliefs that a specific national identity is exclusive to men's dress, it rethinks the notion that European couture is merely imposed on female consumers

£22.00 ISBN: 9780868405155 AUSTRALIA

PAINTED LADIES - POSTCARDS OF THE EARLY 20th CENTURY Nick Hedges
Published: 2006
In the early 20th century hand-tinted postcards became one of the most popular of art forms . This extraordinary collection encompasses cards from throughout the world including Africa and the Middle East, many raising issues of colonialism, and exoticism, but many also just celebrating everyday relationships, friendship and family.

£14.99 Order Only ISBN: 9781904587187 UK

PARIS FASHIONS OF THE 1890s Stella Blum
Published: 1984
350 designs from rare original issues of `The Young Ladies Journal', devoted entirely to 1890s fashion, provides a valuable in depth reference to clothing designs of the period

£12.95 ISBN: 9780486245348 USA

POP 60s Magnum Photos
Published:2008
Culled from the archives of Magnum Photos, the world's preeminent photo agency, "Pop 60s" celebrates the visionaries, icons and memorable moments of the decade that transformed the fabric of society. From Andy Warhol, Twiggy and James Bond to Beatlemania, biker culture and geodesic domes, the reverberations of the Swinging Sixties are felt in today's art, music, design and fashion

£15.00 ISBN: 9780810995260 USA

PROM NIGHT - THE BEST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE Elissa Stein
Published: 2005
A paean to the glamour (or horror) of the prom. It's a veritable treasure trove of 100 snapshots, formal prom pics, and candids from the 1940's onwards, featuring short testimonials from real-life prom-goers

£8.99 ISBN: 9780811845441 USA

PSYCHEDELIC CHIC
Roseanne Ettinger
Published: 1999
Artistic fashions of the late 1960s and early 1970s

£32.50 ISBN: 9780764308116 USA

QUEEN ELIZABETHS WARDROBE UNLOCKED - INVENTORIES OF THE WARDROBE OF ROBES PREPARED IN 1600 Janet Arnold
Published: 1988
This work on the wardrobe of Queen Elizabeth I is illustrated with photographs of portraits, minatures, tomb sculptures, engravings, woven textiles and embroiders. Two indexes are provided: the first of paintings , persons, places and events; the second offering information on fashionable dress.

£90.00 ISBN: 0901286206 UK ORDER ONLY

RACINETS FULL COLOR PICTORIAL HISTORY OF WESTERN COSTUME
Auguste Racin
Published: 1987
A comprehensive treasury of coptright free illustrations, over 950 clearly detailed costumed figures present a panorama of clothing styles worn in major countries of Western Europe over a thousand year period - Middle Ages to 1800

£17.80 ISBN: 9780486254647 USA

RADICAL FASHION Claire Wilcox
Published: 2001
The official publication of the exhibition of the same name at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Radical Fashion spotlights the work of 11 such mavericks. Stunning photo-essays , created by the individual designers specially for the book , paired with stimulating commentary by curators and fashion historians, make this look book the ultimate accessory for anyone addicted to style.

£19.99 ISBN: 9781851773527 UK

REGENCY ETIQUETTE - THE MIRROR OF GRACES (1811) Lady of Distinction
Published: 1997
Female accomplishments, politeness and manners, fashion illustrations and descriptions of plates, additional fashion illustrations from period magazines, deportment, movement and dance

£16.00 ISBN: 0914046241 USA

RENAISSANCE CLOTHING AND THE MATERIALS OF MEMORY Ann Rosalind Jones/Peter Stallybrass
Published: 2000
Examines and explores the role of clothes as forms of memory that were transmitted from master to servant, from friend to friend, from lover to lover, but clothing was also an important form of wealth, stored up in good times and pawned or sold in bad times

£17.95 ISBN: 0521786630 UK

£32.50 ISBN: 9780764323201 USA

ROARING 20's FASHIONS - JAZZ Susan Langley
Published: 2005
A combination of vintage images, professional photographs of existing garments, and period artists' illustrations vividly display clothing and accessories for men, women, and children worn from 1920 through 1924. Clothing for all occasions is featured, including evening wear , day wear, the all-important sports fashions, lingerie, and even wedding attire.

£32.50 ISBN: 9780764323195 USA

ROMAN CLOTHING AND FASHION A T Croom
Published: 2002
Describes the range and style of clothing worn throughout the Western Empire and shows how fashions changed between the 1st and 6th centuries, concentrates on the clothing worn in Italy and the Mediterranean region, but includes a section on provincial fashion

£15.99 Order Only ISBN: 9780752425122 UK

RULING FROM THE DRAGON THRONE -COSTUME OF THE QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) John E Vollmer
Published: 2002
Traces the history and evolution of Qing dynasty costume, from its origins as functional articles of regional clothing to its culmination as a lavish and elaborate symbol of imperial power

£35.00 Order Only ISBN: 1580083072 USA

SEDUCTION - A CELEBRATION OF SENSUAL STYLE Caroline Cox
Published: 2006
In chronological themed chapters , Caroline Cox explores the art of seduction, one of the only routes to female power before the 20th century. By changing themselves from passive objects of male consumption to active agents of their own sexuality, the courtesans of the 18th century set the scene for the divas of today

£30.00 ISBN: 9781845332143 UK

SHANGHAI GIRL GETS ALL DRESSED UP Beverley Jackson
Published:2005
It was within the sensual, cinematic setting of 1930s Shanghai that traditional Chinese fashion changed forever. Beverley Jackson explores the city that fostered radical cultural and social change and the daring and fashionable women - including actresses, courtesans, and showgirls - who wore the fabulous and revealing clothes known as cheongsam, qi pao, or Suzy Wong dresses. Included are more than 100 new and vintage photographs of the city, the clothes, and the people who led the trends

£22.00 ISBN: USA 9781580083676

SKIN & BONES - PARELLEL PRACTICES IN FASHION ANS ARCHITECTURE Grew/Margrethe de Neergaard Brooke Hodge/Lisa Mark
Published: 2006
There has been an increasing blurring of boundaries between fashion and architecture. This book explores the common threads , intersections and visual and intellectual principles that underlie the two disciplines, in the process illustrating and analysing the work of some forty architects and designers, focusing on the period since 1970.

£35.00 ISBN: 9780500513187 UK

SOULSTYLE - BLACK WOMEN REDEFINING THE COLOR OF FASHION
Duane Thomas
Published: 2000
More than 101 reasons why `Black is Beautiful', from the sultry stars of film and television to the sexy divas of fashion and music, this book pays tribute to those women who are changing the way America defines fashion and beauty

£20.00 ISBN: 9780789304650 USA

SPORTSTECH - REVOLUTIONARY FABRICS, FASHION AND DESIGN
M O'Mahony/S E Braddock
Published: 2002
First book to explore this phenomenon, covering not only sportswear and its revolutionary fabrics and futuristic designs, but also its enormous influence on fashion and lifestyle today

£29.95 ISBN: 9780500510865 UK

SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS FROM WOMENS MAGAZINES OF THE TEENS & TWENTIES Judy M Johnson
Published: 1989
A fine source of copyright free graphics with a feminine slant, 828 cuts of women, family, home and garden

£8.95 ISBN: 0486261166 USA

STEWARDESS Elisa Stein
Published: 2006
Taking off with an insightful introduction tracing the history of the air hostess, this book is packed with vintage photographs, training and in-flight materials , ads and stewardess ephemera, as well as snapshots and reminiscences from stewardesses themselves.

£8.99 ISBN: 9780811852234 USA

STITCHED UP - 31 POSTCARDS FROM KNITTING PATTERN HELL
Published: 2002
Were you the victim of cruel knitting patterns as a child, did aunts and grannies lovingly create the most embarrassing garments ever designed, here for your delight are some of the most outlandish

£7.99 Order Only ISBN: 9781853754517 UK

STYLE AND SPLENDOUR -
THE WARDROBE OF QUEEN MAUD OF NORWAY 1896-1938 Anne
Published: 2005 Kjellberg/Susan North
Accompanies a V&A exhibition of the same title: Feb 05-Jan 06; V&A fashion exhibitions receive international attention Stunning images of exquisite garments encapsulate the history of women's fashion in the early 20th century Key designers and garments for all occasions from evening gowns to sportswear are pictured. Includes photographs of the Queen in public and in private

£30.00 ISBN: 1851774548 UK

SURVEY OF HISTORIC COSTUME Phyllis Tortora/Keith Eubank
Published: 1998
Is intended for use as a basic text for readers who desire an overview of the history of costume in the west

£55.00 ISBN: 1563673452 USA

SWING STYLE - FASHIONS OF THE 1930s-1950s Maureen Reilly
Published: 2000
More than 100 original colour photographs, and 150 vintage advertisements

£24.95 ISBN: 0764310097 USA

SWINGING SIXTIES C Breward/D Gilbert/J Lister
Published: 2006
"Swinging Sixties" takes a new look at a revolutionary moment in twentieth-century fashion. Its starting point is the publication in April 1966 of "Time" magazine's famous issue on London's reinvention as the new world centre of style. with stunning new shots of key pieces from the V&A's dress collection, alongside contemporary photographs, posters and other ephemera, the book relates the clothes to the rapidly changing social context of the times, arguing for the central role played by fashion in the brave new world of Sixties pop culture.

£19.99 ISBN: 9781851774845 UK

TASTE THE FASHION Paola Buratto Caovilla
Published: 2002
Shows just how long ago-and how artfully-fashion and design incorporated wine culture into its own

£35.00 Order Only ISBN: 9788884911049 ITALY

TENNIS FASHION Diane Elisabeth Poirier
Published: 2003
This journey through the history of tennis fashions sheds new light on the top sporting events of the 20th century, on the lifestyles that tennis brought into being and turns the spotlight on the most charismatic champions and the way they have influenced the fashions of their time

£12.95 Order Only ISBN: 9782843234385 USA

TEXTILES AND CLOTHING - 1150-1450 E Crowfoot/F Pritchard/K Staniland
Published: 2001
Highly readable account will be of wide general interest, dress historians and archaeologists will also find a wealth of new insights into the fashions, clothing and textile industries of medieval England and Europe

£25.00 ISBN: 9780851158402 UK

THE 1910s SCRAPBOOK Robert Opie
Published: 2000
A visual delight, with over 1 ,000 images -- Useful as a classroom resource both for graphic design and bringing the popular culture of its era to life in a vivid and imaginative manne

£14.95 ISBN: 9781872727042 UK

THE 1920s SCRAPBOOK Robert Opie
Published: 2003
With over 1,00 colourful images, Robert Opie brings to life the 1920s and captures the mood of this radical decade. The twenties were a time for change and invention

£14.95 ISBN: 9781872727943 UK

THE 1930S SCRAPBOOK Robert Opie
Published: 1997
The 1930s Scrapbook has drawn together the best from the Robert Opie Collection. The images are as bright today as when they were purchased in the shops. Coronation souvenirs, film and fashion magazines, fireworks, comics and Christmas crackers - all survived to tell a remarkable story

£14.95 ISBN: 9780954795450 UK

THE 1950s SCRAPBOOK Robert Opie
Published: 2004
Illustrates an extraordinary period of British history, from rationing to rock'n' rock, from Archie Andrews to the Mini-Minor

£14.95 ISBN: 9780954795429 UK

THE 1960s SCRAPBOOK Robert Opie
Published: 2000
Collection of the swinging sixties from magazines, music, fashion etc

£14.95 ISBN: 9780954795412 UK

THE 1970s SCRAPBOOK Robert Opie
Published: 2004
Drawn from Robert Opie's unrivalled collection, this addition to the Scrapbook series is full of the pop, punk and personalities of the 1970s, from The Bay City Rollers to the Wombles.

£14.95 ISBN: 9780954795405 UK

THE AMERICAN LOOK - FASHION, SPORTSWEAR AND THE IMAGE OF WOMEN IN 1930s & 1940s NEW YORK Rebecca Arnold
Published: 2008
From the end of the 1930s through the 1940s, the New York fashion industry came into its own. Sportswear, which had evolved from its sporting origins to include simple casual wear for town and country, travel and leisure, was at the centre of this shift. Sportswear provided busy career women, college girls and housewives with clothes that could be worn on all occasions.Drawing on a wonderful array of sources, from fashion magazines to department store records, this book is the rich and absorbing narrative and analysis of how New York sportswear evolved to become the definitive American style and how a modern fashion aesthetic was born.

£19.99 ISBN: 9781860647635 UK

THE ART OF FASHION ACCESSORIES Joanne Ball / Dorothy Hehl Torem
Published: 1993
One hundred years of the exciting new cutting edge of collectibles - fashion, and the accessories that offered each wearer unique opportunties for individual expression, extensive text, original drawings and over 475 glorious photographs

£49.95 ISBN: 9780887404610 USA

THE BEAUTIFUL FALL -
FASHION, GENIUS AND GLORIOUS EXCESS IN 1970s PARIS Alicia Drake
Published: 2006
Fashion is an endless process of elimination: in and out, now and then, new and old, right and wrong. But, with the thrill of being chosen, comes the fear of the fall from grace.

£20.00 ISBN: 9780747570370 UK

THE BLACK DRESS Valerie Steele
Published: 2008
The Black Dress" tells the story of the most popular and enduring item in fashion history. Featuring page after uniquely designed page of compelling designs in fashion history. These include paintings by Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet, and John Singer Sargent, illustrations by Georges LePape, Paul Poiret, and Ruben Toledo, and images of cinematic icons Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and Rita Hayworth in "Gilda


£11.99 ISBN: 9780061209048 USA

THE CHRONICLE OF WESTERN COSTUME John Peacock
Published: 1991
More than 1000 full colour illustrations, is the history of Western costume, from Ancient Egypt to Paris fashion

£12.95 ISBN: 9780500511510 UK

THE COMPLETE COSTUME HISTORY Auguste Racinet
Published: 2004
Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet's Le Costume Historique was the most wide-ranging and intelligent study of clothing ever published. Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through the end of the 19th century, the great work - "consolidated" in 1888 into 6 volumes containing nearly 500 plates - remains, to this day, completely unique in its scope and detail. Racinet's organization by culture and subject has been preserved in Taschen's magnificent and complete reprint

£120.00 Order Only ISBN: 3822821934 GERMANY

THE COMPLETE COSTUME HISTORY Auguste Racine
Published 2006 Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style, this work focuses on European clothing from the Middle Ages to the 1880s. It is intended for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and for anyone with an interest in clothing and style.

£39.99 ISBN: 9783822850954 GERMANY

THE COMPLETE FASHION SOURCEBOOK John Peacock
An edition combining all seven books in John Peacock's "Fashion Sourcebooks" series, which charts in meticulous drawings the development of women's and men's clothing in the 20th century. It will be useful for the library of fashion students, historians and collectors.

£16.95 ISBN: 9780500512760 UK

THE COSTUME BOOK Mary Burke Morris
Published: 2002
Guides readers with intermediate to advanced level sewing skills toward the successfull creation of costumes for theatrical or dance performances, nearly 250 beautiful colour photographs and detailed line drawings of many types of costumes

£24.95 Order Only ISBN: 0764314858 USA

THE COSTUME OF CHINA William Alexander
Published: 1990
Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the Chinese

£17.00 Order Only ISBN: 997149163X SINGAPORE

THE CULTURE OF CLOTHING-DRESS AND FASHION IN THE ANCIEN REGIME Daniel Roche
Published: 1996
This text offers a study of dress in France in the 17th & 18th centuries, it discusses general approaches to the history of dress, locating the subject within current French historiography and using inventories to explore differences between the various classes

£23.00 ISBN: 9780521574549 UK

THE DRESS OF THE PEOPLE - EVERYDAY FASHION IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ENGLAND John Styles
Published:2008
Retrieves the story of ordinary consumers in eighteenth-century England and what they wore. This book reveals that ownership of new fabrics and new fashions was not confined to the rich. It extended far down the social scale to the small farmers, day labourers, and petty tradespeople who formed a majority of the population.

£25.00 ISBN: 9780300121193

THE DRESS OF THE VENETIANS 1945-1525 Stella Mary Newton
Published: 1988
A specialized and detailed study of a brief period which widens out into fields of great interest and importance, provides the reader with a vivid , intimate insight into an aspect of social behaviour

£62.50 Order Only ISBN: 9780859677356 UK

THE EDWARDIAN SCRAPBOOK Robert Opie
Published: 2002
Has over 1300 images, which create a remarkable insight inyo British life from Eward V11's accession in 1901 until his death in1910

£14.95 ORDER ONLY ISBN: 9780954795481 UK

THE GALLERY OF FASHION Aileen Ribeiro
Published: 2000
Lavishly illustrated throughout with paintings, drawings and engravings, plus specially commissioned photography of surviving examoles of costume from the Tudor period to the present day

£30.00 ISBN: 9781855142718 UK

THE HISTORY OF COSTUME B Payne/G Winakor/J Farrell-Beck
Published: 1992
From Ancient Mesopotamia throuigh the Twentieth Century

£43.00 Order Only ISBN: 0060471417 USA

THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF COSTUME AND FASHION
Cunnington Jack Cassin-Scott
Published: 1998
The visual story of changing styles in costume and fashion, spanning over nine hundred years . From the basic, functional dress of the early medieval period, via the glamorous heights of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, through to the ephemeral excesses of the present day, this book displays a colourful and always fascinating cavalcade.

£18.99 ISBN: 9780289800935 UK

THE LAST MAGAZINE David Renard
Published: 2007
Presented here in this visual anthology are the current boutique periodicals so cutting-edge, they will continue to flourish in print even as their mainstream contemporaries move to digital. Selected from more than 20 countries are preeminent covers and layouts from over 150 independent magazines that advance the medium through their presentation.

£27.50 ISBN: 9780789314970 USA

THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS - VINTAGE TREASURE Didier Ludot
Published: 2001
Pictorial history of the little black dress

£12.95 ISBN: 9782843232893 USA

THE LONDON LOOK - FASHION FROM STREET TO CATWALK
C Breward/E Ehrman/C Evans
Published: 2004
This stunning book, a rich and stimulating history of two hundred years of London fashion, explores the circumstances and characteristics that have made the "London look" distinctive. Focusing on the design, production, marketing, and consumption of clothing during this period, the authors place these activities in the context of social, cultural, and economic change in the capital. They move chronologically, discussing the rise of the West End as a centre for fashionable life; the era of imperial fashion when London dominated the world politically and economically; the increasing democratisation of fashionable dress; the challenges and conflicts of modernity; the school of couturiers that emerged mid-century; and the rise of the independent fashion designer and small boutiques. Finally they describe the London punks who, toward the end of the twentieth century, theatricalised the street in a mood of social and sartorial dissent and paved the way for postmodern styles

£25.00 Order Only ISBN: 9780300103991 USA

THE MOTORCYCLE HELMET 1930s-1990s Rin Tanaka
Published: 2002
The whole history is traced, from the ancient beginnings in warriors helomets to the jet age molded fiberglass designs of the late 20th century

£55.00 ISBN: 9780764316395 USA

THE NEW ENGLISH DANDY Alice Cicolini
Published: 2005
Setting the standard for today's new man about town, this book contains six chapters that define six takes on the 21st-century dandy, each featuring a specially commissioned 16-page fashion shoot, and eight pages of bespoke inspiration, instruction , interviews and insight. It is a treasure trove of ideas tailored to the modern male or metrosexual.

£16.95 UK ISBN: 9780500286807

THE NYONYA KEBAYA - A CENTURY OF STRAITS CHINESE COSTUME
Datin S E Mahmood
Published: 2004
A feast of delicate embroidered Kebaya, the processes of making a Kebaya, the wealth of embroidery motifs employed, and the ways in which the timeless beauty of the Kebaya is being brought into the future are also described

£29.00 Order Only ISBN: 9780794602734 UK

THE PARTY DRESS - A HISTORY OF FASHIONABLE OCCASIONS Alexandra Black
Published:2007
Invites the reader on a grand tour of the great parties in history, examining the personalites, escapades and above all, the fashions that have made some of the most talked about parties of all time

£29.95 ISBN: 9781902686592 UK

THE RED DRESS Valerie Steele
Published: 2001
Unique visual celebration of fashions eternal obsession with the colour throughout history, featuring an incredible selection of some eighty dresses in glorious, eye popping collage of four colour photography and illustrations by the foremost photographers and illustrators

£25.00 ISBN: 084782392X USA

THE SARI Linda Lynton
Published: 1995
An illustrated survey of the sari, the unique south Asian textile tradition. Covering the entire Indian subcontinent and including remote and restricted tribal areas such as the north-east, it provides analysis of thousands of sari types from different cultures around India

£18.95 Order Only ISBN: 9780500283783 UK

THE SARI Mukulika Banerjee/Daniel Miller
Published: 2003
Featuring 150 specially commissioned color photographs and rich individual stories, The Sari shows how one of the world's most simply constructed garments reveals the intricate design of life in India.

£26.99 Order Only ISBN: 1859737323 UK

THE SIXTIES - DECADE OF DESIGN REVOLUTION Lesley Jackson
Published: 2000
The Sixties concentrates on the design and architecture of the 1960s. It traces the transition from the 'Contemporary' design of the 1950s to the pure geometry of 'the look' and the styles that proliferated throughout the momentous events of the decade to the proto-high tech developments of the 1970s

£22.95 ISBN: 9780714839639 UK

THE SOUL STYLISTS Paolo Hewitt
This volume is a celebration of the Mods. With the use of personal testimonies of both the famous and the unknown, it seeks to establish the link between the two key elements of Modernism today - American rhythm and blues and British working-class fashion.

£7.99 ISBN: 9781840185966 UK

THE STORY OF COSTUME John Peacock
Published: 2006
Offering full-colour history of costume, this illustrated work is intended for children. With over 320 hand-drawn illustrations, and descriptions on every page, it offers a survey of Western costume. It seeks to serve as an educational resource.

£10.99 ISBN: 9780500513095 UK

THE TRENCH BOOK Nick Foulkes
2007
A 350 page tribute honoring this iconic outer garment, what began as a military uniform has become a cornerstone of the contemporary wardrobe, this richly illustrated and seriously documented, explores the the trench though history, film, fashion and more

£22.95 ISBN:9782759401635 USA

THE VICTORIAN SCRAPBOOK Robert Opie
Published: 1999
Represents the cradle of our modern society, a time when social change and new technology heralded an industrialised enconomy

£14.95 ISBN: 9780954795498 UK

THE VISUAL HISTORY OF COSTUME ACCESSORIES Valerie Cumming
Published: 1998
With the aid of 220 illustrations arranged in chronological groups, from 1600 to the present, this book draws together the story of costume accessories to provide a detailed view of the history of dress. Extensive captions describe each accessory, revealing parallels in construction, cut, textiles and motifs between items as diverse as parasols and stockings. The accessories covered include shoes, hats, bags, gloves, purses, parasols, socks, stockings, jewellery, fans, shawls and scarves

£25.00 ISBN: 0713473754 UK

THE WARTIME SCRAPBOOK - ON THE HOME FRONT 1939 - 1945 Robert Opie
Published: 2005
Profusely illustrates a unique period in history - the song sheets, magazine covers, comic postcards, fashion and food, games, propaganda posters and a wealth of wartime ephemera whose very survival is remarkable

£14.95 ISBN: 9780954795443 UK

THE WORLD OF ROMAN COSTUME Judith Lynn
Published: 2001
Sebesta/Larissa Bonfante An interdisciplinary view how men and women conveyed rank, and status through their clothing

£28.50 Order Only ISBN: 9780299138547 USA

THE WORLDWIDE HISTORY OF DRESS Patricia Rieff Anawait
2007
Here is the definitive costume book, embodying a wealth of research that is unlikely ever to be superseded. From the plant-fibre skirts of the Neolithic, Ancient Egyptian linen shifts and togas of the Classical Age, to 19th-century Tyrolean dirndls, contemporary African ceremonial attire and the Middle Eastern burqas of our own age, every notable geographical region, historical period and style of dress is covered. Complete with an extensive reference section, this book is a glorious celebration of ethnographic clothing and is destined to become the standard reference work

£59.95 ISBN: 9780500513637 UK

TOMORROWS HEIRLOOMS - FASHIONS OF THE 60s & 70s Trina Robbins
Published: 1997
Enthusiastic descriptions are given for hundreds of cheerful dresses, jumpsuits, bellbottoms, hotpants and disco clothes

£24.95 Order Only ISBN: 9780764303548 USA

TUDOR COSTUME AND FASHION Herbert Norris
Published: 1997
Profusely illustrated includes 1000 black and white figures, 24 halftones and 22 full colour plates nearly all taken from contemporary sources

£26.95 Order Only ISBN: 0486298450 USA

UNIFORM - ORDER AND DISORDER Bonami/Frisa/Tonchi
Published: 2000
Contains a striking selection of images and texts with different, detailed and complementary approaches to the theme by scholars, writers and journalists

£28.00 ISBN: 9780299138547 ITALY

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON ACADEMIC DRESS Philip Goff
Published: 1999
Describes the dress of the University of London simply and clearly. but it also explainsits origins and evolution with similar limpidity

£7.95 ISBN: 9780718716080 UK

VICTORIAN & EDWARDIAN FASHIONS FOR WOMEN 1840-1919 Kristina Harris
Published: 1995
Covering the years 1840-1919 in over 350 glorious color photographs, plus informative text

£24.95 ISBN: 0764315773 USA

VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN FASHION - A PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY Browne Alison Gernsheim
Published: 1981
With 235 photographs, every photograph is captioned and annotated

£12.99 ISBN: 9780486242057 USA

VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN FASHIONS FROM `LA MODE ILLUSTREE'
JoAnne Olian
Published: 1998
Over 1000 black and white illustrations on more than 200 plates originally published in `La Mode Illustree' 1860 - 1914

£12.99 ISBN: 9780486297118 USA

VICTORIAN COSTUME FOR LADIES 1860-1900 Linda Setnik
Published: 2000
Lavishly illustrated with 350 engaging 19th century photographs, this book provides irrefutable documentation of ladies fashion worn in America from 1860-1900

£24.95 ISBN: 0903585170 USA

VICTORIAN FASHIONS Tom Tierney
Published: 1997
Collection of 45 illustrations, reveals in lovingly detailed vignettes a wealth of fashions from the years 1837 - 1877

£3.95 ISBN: 9780486299174 USA

VICTORIAN FASHIONS - A PICTORIAL ARCHIVE Carol Belanger
Published: 1999
Grafton Hundreds of elegant dresses accented with intricately embroidered designs, shirtwaists freaturing lace inserts and row upon row of tiny pleats, tightly laced undergarments, wide brimmed hats, beaded handbags etc all copyright free

£12.99 ISBN: 0486402215 USA

VICTORIAN FASHIONS & COSTUMES FROM HARPERS BAZAAR 1867-1898
Stella Blum
Published: 1974
Consists of the finest illustrations from `Harpers Bazaar' between the years 1867 and 1898, they not only show you what apparel appealed to our Victorian ancestors, but give you an idea of the evolutionary nature of fashion as well

£18.99 ISBN: 9780486229904 USA

VICTORIAN GOODS AND MERCHANDISE Carol Belanger Grafton
Published: 1997
2300 images from 19th century periodicals, have been organized in convenient catagories

£12.95 ISBN: 9780486296982 USA

VINTAGE FASHION - COLLECTING AND WEARING DESIGNER CLOTHES
Emma Baxter Wright
Published: 2006
A visual journey through the decades, this book is suitable for those interested in collecting and acquiring vintage and also caters for the woman who is 'beyond fashion'. It provides an awareness of the fashion skills and techniques, as well as pointers on what to look for when sourcing original vintage pieces.

£20.00 ISBN: 9781844422685 UK

VINTAGE FASHIONS FOR WOMEN 1920s-1940s Kristina Harris
Published: 1996
400 full colour photographs of fun, sophisticated, frivolous and glamorous fashions

£24.95 ISBN: 9780887409868 USA Order Only

VINTAGE FASHIONS FOR WOMEN 1950s & 60s Kristina Harris
Published: 1997
Over 500 colour photographs of authentic day and evening clothes and accessories

£24.95 ISBN: 9780764301971 USA

VINTAGE STYLE 1920-1960 Desire Smith
Published: 1997
Focusing on great styles from the diverse eras, the text places the clothing in its cultural habitat while over 350 beautiful colour photographs of clothing and accessories

£39.95 ISBN: 9780764303029 USA

VOGUE COVERS - ON FASHION'S FRONT PAGE Robin Derrick
Published:2007
For the first time, this book brings together in one volume nearly a century of covers both and photographic. Over two hundred stunning images have been selected from an archive of more than fifteen hundred. What sets VOGUE's covers apart is that each is so bold, so beautiful and so emphatically different. They mark the course of history, chart changing fashions and ideas of beauty and hold up a mirror to the cultural and social revolutions of the twentieth century

£45.00 ISBN: 9780316027854 UK

WEARABLE ART 1900-2000 Shirley Friedland/Leslie Pina
Published: 1999
Over 500 colour photographs this is the first book to cover both vintage and new wearable art, chapters on different categories of apparel present this compelling topic at its best

£39.95 ISBN: 9780764307195 USA

WHAT CLOTHES REVEAL Linda Baumgarten
Published: 2002
Stunning book features eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century garments from the premiere collection of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. with more than 300 colour photographs, including many details and back views, the book treats not only elegant, high-style clothing in colonial America but also garments for everyday and work, the clothing of slaves, and maternity and nursing appare

£45.00 Order Only ISBN: 9780300095807 USA

WIG WAG - THE FLAGS OF FASHION Alessandra Vaccari
Published:2005
Fashion has a place for the colors of Brazil, Jamaica and Japan, red flags, rainbow flags and flags that have no country. This book traverses this explosion of colourful symbols to present the creative processes of a fashion in close contact with cinema, art, design and music

£12.99 ISBN: 9788831788021 ITALY

WILD - FASHION UNTAMED Andrew Bolton
Published: 2004
Wild: Fashion Untamed examines fur's ability to announce the wealth and status of the wearer by looking at the clothing of Renaissance aristocrats as well as that of contemporary Hip-Hop performers such as P. Diddy and Missy Elliott. Wild also examines how pelts and plumes have come to define ideals of femininity by quoting the physical and sexual characteristics of birds and beasts.

£15.99 ISBN: 9780300106381 USA

WOMENS COSTUME OF THE ANCIENT WORLD - 700 FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS Paul Louis de Giafferri
Published: 2006
Illustrations of what fashionable women were wearing more than two millennia ago offers authentic glimpses of the cultures of antiquity. organised according to region

£13.50 ISBN: 9780486445274 USA

WOMENS FASHIONS OF THE EARLY 1900s National Cloak & Suit Co
Published: 1992
Describes and illustrates the fashions offered by a prominent mail order merchant to the well dressed woman and her children in the year 1909, over 700 items are featured

£14.95 Order Only ISBN: 9780486272764 USA

WORKING FOR DIAGHILEV
Published: 2004
History of the Russian artist, and how the different disciplines came together

£35.00 Order Only ISBN: 9789076704852 BELGIUM

WORST FASHIONS - WHAT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE WORN....BUT DID
Catherine Horwood
Published: 2006
Have you ever glanced at an old photograph and wondered just why you chose to look like that? Or wondered just what possessed a designer when he imagined a particular item of clothing could flatter anybody? Well, we all make mistakes, and here they all are.

£9.99 ISBN: 9780750941594 UK

WWD ILLUSTRATED 1960s - 1990s Michele Wesen Bryant
Published: 2004
A unique picture book featuring artwork selected from the pages of WWD celebrates the work of Fairchild's staff artists. This book is a documentation of fashion illustrations drawn for a trade publication and the business of fashion rather than for consumers or the general public. WWD critically discusses the best examples dating from 1960 through the 1990s.

£29.00 ISBN: 9781563672736 USA

YOU CAN WEAR IT AGAIN - A CELEBRATION OF BRIDESMAID'S DRESSES Meg Mateo Ilasco
Published: 2005
A valentine to the tradition of bridesmaids dresses, You Can Wear it Again is a survey of 50 years of bridal attendant fashion. 90 photos of real-life weddings reveal the crossroads where fashion trends and the bride's fantasies intersect, which could mean packs of wedding attendants done up in anything from floor-length shiny yellow taffeta gowns to full Victorian costume, replete with parasols. Bursting with hundreds of dresses, miles of tulle, acres of flowers and countless floppy hats, You Can Wear It Again is an homage to the bridesmaid experience

£9.99 ISBN: 9780811850520 USA